alienate - odcizit se, znepřátelit si někoho
BrE
/'eɪliəneɪt/
AmE
/'eɪliəneɪt/

verb - to become unfriendly, to stop being friends

 
flock - shlukovat se, shromáždit se, vytvořit hlouček
BrE
/'flɒk/
AmE
/'flɑ:k/

verb - to form a group, to gather

 
collocation - kolokace, ustálená vazba, slovní spojení
BrE
/ˌkɒlə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:lə'keɪʃn/

noun - two or more words that are frequently used together

 
be lost on somebody - být nepochopený (někým)
BrE
/ˌbi:'lɒst ɒn/
AmE
/ˌbi:'lɑ:st ɑ:n/

verb - not to be understood by someone

blusher
blusher - růž na tváře, tvářenka
BrE
/'blʌʃə/
AmE
/'blʌʃər/

noun - powder that makes your cheeks look pink or red

carrycot
carrycot - přenosná korbička pro dítě
BrE
/'kærikɒt/
AmE
/'kærikɑ:t/

noun, British English - a small bed for carrying a baby around

liquorice
liquorice - lékořice
BrE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/
AmE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

 
loungewear - oblečení na doma
BrE
/'laʊndʒˌweə/
AmE
/'laʊndʒˌwer/

noun - comfortable clothes that you usually wear at home

suntanned
suntanned - opálený, snědý
BrE
/'sʌntænd/
AmE
/'sʌntænd/

adjective - having brown skin caused by being in the sun

trunks
trunks - plavky (pánské)
BrE
/'trʌŋks/
AmE
/'trʌŋks/

noun - a piece of clothing that men wear when they go swimming

bathing costume
bathing costume - plavky (obzvláště dámské)
BrE
/'beɪðɪŋˌkɒstju:m/
AmE
/'beɪðɪŋˌkɑ:stu:m/

noun, British English - a piece of clothing worn especially by women when they go swimming

 
halfway decent - přijatelný
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌweɪ 'di:snt/
AmE
/'hæfˌweɪ 'di:snt/

adjective - not very good but good enough

 
meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis
BrE
/ˌmi:t hɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌmi:t hæf'weɪ/

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

 
walkie-talkie - vysílačka
BrE
/ˌwɔ:ki 'tɔ:ki/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ki 'tɑ:ki/

noun - one of two radios that you can carry with you and communicate with the person carrying the other radio

 
on the road - na cestách
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'roʊd/

adverb - travelling, especially by car