heroically - hrdinsky
BrE
/hɪ'rəʊɪkli/
AmE
/hɪ'roʊɪkli/

adverb - very bravely

drip-feed
drip-feed - vyživovat infuzí, vyživovat nitrožilně
BrE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/
AmE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/

verb - to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip-feed
drip-feed - infúze, kapačka
BrE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/
AmE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

IV
IV - infúze, kapačka
BrE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/

noun, American English - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

 
intravenous - nitrožilní, intravenózní
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'vi:nəs/
AmE
/ˌɪntrə'vi:nəs/

adjective - going through or into a vein

 
IV - nitrožilní, intravenózní
BrE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/

adjective - an abbreviation for 'intravenous'

drip
drip - infúze, kapačka
BrE
/'drɪp/
AmE
/'drɪp/

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip
drip - kapka, kapání
BrE
/'drɪp/
AmE
/'drɪp/

noun - a small drop of liquid that falls down

 
narrative - výpravný
BrE
/'nærətɪv/
AmE
/'nærətɪv/

adjective, formal - telling a story

motor car
motor car - automobil
BrE
/'məʊtəˌkɑ:/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌkɑ:r/

noun, British English, formal - a car

 
trickster - podvodník
BrE
/'trɪkstə/
AmE
/'trɪkstər/

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible

 
crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)
BrE
/'krʊk/
AmE
/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

dinner jacket
dinner jacket - smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie