alignment - poloha, postavení (vůči něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in which something is in relation to something else or to its typical position

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

aftermath
aftermath - následky, situace (po něčem), důsledky
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəmɑ:θ/
AmE
/'æftərmæθ/

noun - the situation after something bad has happened (e.g. a disaster, war etc.)

as the crow flies
as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou
BrE
/əz ðə 'krəʊ ˌflaɪz/
AmE
/əz ðə 'kroʊ ˌflaɪz/

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)

 
jiff - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪf/
AmE
/'dʒɪf/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

jiffy
jiffy - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪfi/
AmE
/'dʒɪfi/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

hover
hover - postávat
BrE
/'hɒvə/
AmE
/'hɑ:vər/

verb - to stand in one place near somebody

slow dance
slow dance - ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

noun - a type of dance in which two people are close together, swaying to the music

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

 
possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

hamlet
hamlet - vesnička, víska
BrE
/'hæmlət/
AmE
/'hæmlət/

noun - a small village

 
lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
as such - jako takový
BrE
/æz'sʌtʃ/
AmE
/æz'sʌtʃ/

adverb - by itself, in the exact meaning of the word