wrecker - ničitel, kazisvět
BrE
/'rekə/
AmE
/'rekər/

noun - a person who destroys things

 
issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 
shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
thingummy - cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 
suffragette - sufražetka
BrE
/ˌsʌfrə'dʒet/
AmE
/ˌsʌfrə'dʒet/

noun - a woman who in Britain in the 20th century organised a campaign for the right of women

gramps
gramps - děda
BrE
/'græmps/
AmE
/'græmps/

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 
diminutive - zdrobnělina
BrE
/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/
AmE
/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

serrated
serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý
BrE
/sə'reɪtɪd/
AmE
/sə'reɪtɪd/

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 
have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět
BrE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jə pænts/
AmE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jər pænts/

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 
fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý
BrE
/'fli:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'fli:tɪŋ/

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 
fugitive - prchající, uprchlý
BrE
/'fju:dʒɪtɪv/
AmE
/'fju:dʒɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 
runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný
BrE
/'rʌnəweɪ/
AmE
/'rʌnəweɪ/

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 
contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se
BrE
/kən'trækt/
AmE
/kən'trækt/

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.

contract
contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong