fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na
BrE
/'fɑ:sn ɒn/
AmE
/'fæsn ɒn/

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

administrative assistant
administrative assistant - asistent administrativy, zástupce pro administrativu
BrE
/ədˌmɪnɪstrətɪv ə'sɪstənt/
AmE
/ədˌmɪnɪstreɪtɪv ə'sɪstənt/

noun - a person whose job involves managing calendars, scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, drafting correspondence, answering phone calls, managing emails etc.

 
atrocious - otřesný, strašný, příšerný
BrE
/ə'trəʊʃəs/
AmE
/ə'troʊʃəs/

adjective - extremely bad

romantically
romantically - romanticky
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪkli/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪkli/

adverb - in a way that affects your emotions; connected with love

 
Romantic - romantický
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪk/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪk/

adjective - connected with the artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
Romanticism - romantismus
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/

noun - an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
crossly - naštvaně, podrážděně, nazlobeně
BrE
/'krɒsli/
AmE
/'krɑ:sli/

adverb, British English - in an angry or annoyed way

 
middle name - charakteristický rys
BrE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/

noun - a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name

 
in unison - najednou, současně, jednohlasně
BrE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/

adverb - simultaneously, at the same time, at the same pitch, in perfect agreement

 
unison - shoda, souhra
BrE
/'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/'ju:nɪsn/

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

 
spider mite - sviluška (zahradní škůdce)
BrE
/'spaɪdəˌmaɪt/
AmE
/'spaɪdərˌmaɪt/

noun, technical - a very small red spider which attacks harms plants

infestation
infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest
infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ɪn'fest/
AmE
/ɪn'fest/

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 
the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda
BrE
/ðə'waɪldz/
AmE
/ðə'waɪldz/

noun - land that has not been civilized