Greenwich Mean Time - střední čas, světový čas, GMT
BrE
/ˌgrenɪtʃ 'mi:n taɪm/
AmE
/ˌgrenɪtʃ 'mi:n taɪm/

noun - the time that world time zones are based on, it is measured at Greenwich in England

 
British Summer Time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmə taɪm/
AmE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmər taɪm/

noun - the time used in the UK in summer that is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (it is often abbreviated as BST)

daylight saving time
daylight saving time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/
AmE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/

noun, American English - the time when clocks are one hour ahead of standard time during the summer (abbreviated as DST)

 
scheming - vypočítavý
BrE
/'ski:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'ski:mɪŋ/

adjective - making clever, selfish plans

 
calculating - vypočítavý
BrE
/'kælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'kælkjəleɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - making clever, selfish plans

procrastinator
procrastinator - prokrastinátor, kdo prokrastinuje, kdo odkládá věci na později
BrE
/prə'kræstɪneɪtə/
AmE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who tends to put things off until later

procrastination
procrastination - prokrastinace, odkládání
BrE
/prəˌkræstə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/prəˌkræstə'neɪʃn/

noun - the act of putting things off until later, especially because you don't like doing them

procrastinate
procrastinate - prokrastinovat, odkládat
BrE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt/
AmE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt/

verb - to keep putting something off until later, especially because it's something you don't like doing

pin
pin - brož, spona
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun, American English - an ornament worn on clothes

 
better half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌbetə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌbetər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌʌðə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌʌðər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

significant other
significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner
BrE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðə/
AmE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðər/

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
Tokyo - Tokyo
BrE
/'təʊkiəʊ/
AmE
/'toʊkioʊ/

noun - the largest city in Japan, the capital of Japan

 
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
BrE
/ˌri:əʊ də dʒə'neɪrəʊ/
AmE
/ˌri:oʊ də dʒə'neɪroʊ/

noun - the second largest city in Brazil

 
Sydney - Sydney
BrE
/'sɪdni/
AmE
/'sɪdni/

noun - the largest and the most populous city in Australia