take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
emergency - pohotovost
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsi/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsi/

noun - medical service that is available at all times, even at night

 
maintain - tvrdit, zastávat názor, trvat (na něčem)
BrE
/meɪn'teɪn/
AmE
/meɪn'teɪn/

verb - to have an opinion and keep it even when others disagree

 
straight face - kamenná tvář, kamenný obličej, vážná tvář
BrE
/ˌstreɪt'feɪs/
AmE
/ˌstreɪt'feɪs/

noun - a face that doesn't smile even though something might be very funny

 
go without - obejít se (bez čeho)
BrE
/ˌgəʊ wɪ'ðaʊt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ wɪ'ðaʊt/

verb - to manage without something, to survive even if you don't have something

uncompromising
uncompromising - nekompromisní, zásadový, neústupný, neoblomný
BrE
/ʌn'kɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/ʌn'kɑ:mprəmaɪzɪŋ/

adjective - not willing to change opinions, standards, or behaviour, even to reach an agreement

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

black hole
black hole - černá díra
BrE
/'blæk'həʊl/
AmE
/'blæk'hoʊl/

noun - a star whose gravity is so large that even light cannot escape it

 
outspokenly - otevřeně, upřímně
BrE
/aʊt'spəʊkənli/
AmE
/aʊt'spəʊkənli/

adverb - in a way that says precisely what you think, even if it shocks people

 
make the best of - vytěžit maximum (např. ze situace), užít si (něco) jak to jen jde
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'best ɒv/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'best ɑ:v/

verb - to try to do or achieve something positive even if the circumstances aren't good

 
much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

renovate
renovate - renovovat, rekonstruovat, modernizovat
BrE
/'renəveɪt/
AmE

verb - to rebuild something so that it is as good as it was or even better

 
sacrifice - oběť
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/

noun - something important that you give up for something that you think is even more important

discover
discover - objevit
BrE
/dɪs'kʌvə/
AmE
/dɪs'kʌvər/

verb - to find or see something that nobody has seen or even known of before you

 
outspokenness - otevřenost, upřímnost
BrE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/
AmE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/

noun - the quality of saying your opinions openly and honestly, even if they shock or offend people