elbow - strčit loktem
BrE
/'elbəʊ/
AmE
/'elboʊ/

verb - to push someone with your elbow

 
shoulder - vzít na bedra, vzít na sebe
BrE
/'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldər/

verb - to take a responsibility a duty

determinedly
determinedly - odhodlaně
BrE
/dɪ'tɜ:mɪndli/
AmE
/dɪ'tɜ:rmɪndli/

adverb - in a determined way

 
cheers - díky
BrE
/'tʃɪəz/
AmE
/'tʃɪrz/

interjection, informal - a word sometimes used informally instead of 'thanks'

 
blank - prázdné místo (ve formuláři)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - an empty space, usually in a form, where you write letters or words

 
excellence - znamenitost, dokonalost, mistrovství
BrE
/'eksələns/
AmE
/'eksələns/

noun - greatness in something, the mastery of something, great skill or knowledge of something

prowess
prowess - zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství
BrE
/'praʊəs/
AmE
/'praʊəs/

noun, formal - mastery, great skill

clean slate
clean slate - čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/

noun - a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 
super glider - kluzák (pod zadek)
BrE
/'sju:pəˌglaɪdə/
AmE
/'su:pərˌglaɪdər/

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 
bum board - kluzák (pod zadek)
BrE
/'bʌmˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'bʌmˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
slush - sentimentální kýč, slaďák, doják
BrE
/'slʌʃ/
AmE
/'slʌʃ/

noun - a movie or a book that's too sentimental

 
slushy - rozbředlý, plný rozbředlého sněhu
BrE
/'slʌʃi/
AmE
/'slʌʃi/

adjective - full of melting, dirty snow

mantel
mantel - římsa nad krbem
BrE
/'mæntl/
AmE
/'mænt̬l/

noun, American English - a kind of shelf above the fireplace; children hang their Christmas stockings on it