party pooper - kdo kazí zábavu, kazič dobré zábavy
BrE
/'pɑ:tiˌpu:pə/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt̬iˌpu:pər/

noun, informal - a person who ruins the fun (by being too negative or unenthusiastic)

 
go belly up - zkrachovat, přijít na buben, položit se
BrE
/ˌgəʊ beli'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ beli'ʌp/

verb, informal - to fail or collapse, often used in reference to businesses or plans

mag
mag - časopis, časák
BrE
/'mæg/
AmE
/'mæg/

noun, informal - a magazine

 
staple - hlavní produkt, hlavní komodita, hlavní artikl
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - the main product that is produced by a country and is crucial for its economy

 
staple - základní potravina
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a basic food that is used and needed a lot

grub
grub - larva, červ, ponrava
BrE
/'grʌb/
AmE
/'grʌb/

noun - a fat worm that feeds on plants or decaying organic matter

 
organic - organický
BrE
/ɔ:'gænɪk/
AmE
/ɔ:r'gænɪk/

adjective - produced by or from living things

 
biogenetics - biogenetika
BrE
/ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪ'netɪks/
AmE
/ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪ'netɪks/

noun - study of genes' role in shaping life

 
polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

polish up
polish up - leštit, naleštit
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌp/

verb - to make something clean and shiny (esp. by rubbing it)

 
polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
polish - leštění, vyleštění, přeleštění
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - an act of polishing something

 
May Day - První máj
BrE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/

noun - a festival celebrated on May 1st marking the start of spring and in some countries also known as International Workers' Day

whetstone
whetstone - brousek, brusný kámen (na nože apod.)
BrE
/'wetstəʊn/
AmE
/'wetstoʊn/

noun - a stone that is used to sharpen blades of cutting tools

 
kindle - vzbudit, probudit, roznítit (emoce), podnítit (zájem)
BrE
/'kɪndl/
AmE
/'kɪndl/

verb - to stimulate or stir up an emotion or interest