hole in the wall - bankomat
BrE
/ˌhəʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌhoʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 
echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 
bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se
BrE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

hatchet
hatchet - sekyra, sekyrka, sekera, sekerka
BrE
/'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/'hætʃɪt/

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

 
afterthought - dodatečná myšlenka, dodatečný nápad
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəθɔ:t/
AmE
/'æftərθɔ:t/

noun - something that was thought of or added later, often coming too late to be of much use

 
fizzle out - vyšumět, vyjít do ztracena
BrE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/
AmE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/

verb, informal - to gradually end or become less successful

 
fizzle - šumět, syčet
BrE
/'fɪzl/
AmE
/'fɪzl/

verb - to make a weak sound similar to a long 's'

 
increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení
BrE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/
AmE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

pompous
pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný
BrE
/'pɒmpəs/
AmE
/'pɑ:mpəs/

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 
in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'nəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'noʊ/

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 
galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)
BrE
/'gæli/
AmE
/'gæli/

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

 
eardrum - ušní bubínek
BrE
/'ɪədrʌm/
AmE
/'ɪrdrʌm/

noun - a thin piece of tissue in the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it, transmitting sound to the inner ear

 
Adam's apple - ohryzek (anat.)
BrE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/
AmE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/

noun - a visible protrusion in the front of the neck, typically larger in males, formed by the thyroid cartilage surrounding the vocal cords

 
staple - sešít, secvaknout (sešívačkou)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

verb - to attach something to something else using a stapler (e.g. sheets of paper)

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together