tippy - vratký
BrE
/'tɪpi/
AmE
/'tɪpi/

adjective - that can tip easily

 
kick off - odstartovat, začít
BrE
/ˌkɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkɪk'ɑf/

verb - to begin, to start

 
dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 
crop - ostříhat na krátko
BrE
/'krɒp/
AmE
/'krɑ:p/

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický
BrE
/'daʊnbi:t/
AmE
/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 
factual - faktický
BrE
/'fæktʃuəl/
AmE
/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 
make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát
BrE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/
AmE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

bubble bath
bubble bath - pěnová koupel, koupel s pěnou
BrE
/'bʌbl bɑ:θ/
AmE
/'bʌbl bæθ/

noun - a bath that smells nice and has bubbles in it

bubble bath
bubble bath - pěna do koupele
BrE
/'bʌbl bɑ:θ/
AmE
/'bʌbl bæθ/

noun - a liquid that you add to water to make it smell nice and make bubbles in it

 
costume jewellery - bižutérie
BrE
/'kɒstjʊm ˌdʒu:əlri/
AmE
/'kɑ:stu:m ˌdʒu:əlri/

noun - jewellery that may look expensive but is made with cheap materials

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

fairy cake
fairy cake - dortík s polevou
BrE
/'feəriˌkeɪk/
AmE
/'feriˌkeɪk/

noun, British English - a cupcake, a very small cake, usually with icing on top

 
check - kontrola
BrE
/'tʃek/
AmE
/'tʃek/

noun - the act of verifying that something is correct, safe etc.