fad - pobláznění, móda, výstřelek
BrE
/'fæd/
AmE
/'fæd/

noun - something that is only popular for a short period of time

 
persistent - úporný, neustálý
BrE
/pə'sɪstənt/
AmE
/pər'sɪstənt/

adjective - continuing for a long time in a way that is annoying

 
extrovert - extrovertní
BrE
/'ekstrəvɜ:t/
AmE
/'ekstrəvɜ:rt/

adjective - being friendly and energetic, and like spending time with other people

 
apprenticeship - učení, učební poměr, praxe
BrE
/ə'prentɪʃɪp/
AmE
/ə'prentɪʃɪp/

noun - a period of time when you are trained by an expert

 
curfew - večerka (doba dokdy musí být děti doma)
BrE
/'kɜ:fju:/
AmE
/'kɜ:rfju:/

noun, American English - a time by which children must be home in the evening

 
grind - rutina (nudná)
BrE
/'graɪnd/
AmE
/'graɪnd/

noun, informal - a boring routine that takes a lot of time and effort

 
collect - hromadit se
BrE
/kə'lekt/
AmE
/kə'lekt/

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

 
classically - tradičně, klasicky
BrE
/'klæsɪkli/
AmE
/'klæsɪkli/

adverb - in a way that has been used for a long time

 
thirtieth - třicátý
BrE
/'θɜ:tiəθ/
AmE
/'θɜ:rt̬iəθ/

determiner - coming next after the twenty-ninth in position, rank, or time

spree
spree - šílenství, horečka, řádění
BrE
/'spri:/
AmE
/'spri:/

noun - a period of time in which you do something you enjoy

 
adulthood - dospělost
BrE
/ə'dʌlthʊd/
AmE
/ə'dʌlthʊd/

noun - the time in a person's life when he is an adult

be in a hurry
be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch
BrE
/'bi: ɪn ə 'hʌri/
AmE
/'bi: ɪn ə 'hʌri/

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

slowly
slowly - pomalu
BrE
/'sləʊli/
AmE
/'sloʊli/

adverb - in a way that it takes a long time, not quickly

rehearsal
rehearsal - zkouška (divadelní apod.)
BrE
/rɪ'hɜ:sl/
AmE
/rɪ'hɜ:rsl/

noun - the time when actors, musicians etc. practise together for a performance

heatwave
heatwave - vlna horka
BrE
/'hi:tweɪv/
AmE
/'hi:tweɪv/

noun - a period of time with very high temperature and no rain