remarkably - pozoruhodně
BrE
/rɪ'mɑ:kəbli/
AmE
/rɪ'mɑ:rkəbli/

adverb - used for emphasizing how special and unusual something is

 
sea level - úroveň hladiny moře
BrE
/'si: levl/
AmE
/'si: levl/

noun - the average level of the sea, used for measuring the height of places on land

 
quarrelsome - hádavý, hašteřivý
BrE
/'kwɒrəlsəm/
AmE
/'kwɑ:rəlsəm/

adjective - (of a person) often involved in arguments

 
dangle - volně viset, pohupovat se
BrE
/'dæŋgl/
AmE
/'dæŋgl/

verb - to hang or swing loosely

sweet shop
sweet shop - cukrárna
BrE
/ˌswi:t 'ʃɒp/
AmE
/ˌswi:t 'ʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a small shop that sells sweets and also other things such as newspapers or cigarettes

perpetrator
perpetrator - pachatel
BrE
/'pɜ:pətreɪtə/
AmE
/'pɜ:rpətreɪtər/

noun, formal - a person who commits a crime or a harmful act

 
buckwheat - pohanka
BrE
/'bʌkwi:t/
AmE
/'bʌkwi:t/

noun - a type of small dark grain used for making flour and for feeding animals

sundae
sundae - zmrzlinový pohár
BrE
/'sʌndeɪ/
AmE
/'sʌndeɪ/

noun - a dish of ice cream covered with nuts, cream and pieces of fruit, usually served in a tall glass

brainstorm
brainstorm - hledat nápady, společně přemýšlet, dělat brainstorming
BrE
/'breɪnstɔ:m/
AmE
/'breɪnstɔ:rm/

verb - to work together and to try to come up with ideas

 
course of action - postup, plán
BrE
/ˌkɔ:s əv'ækʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rs əv'ækʃn/

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 
rack - týrat, trápit
BrE
/'ræk/
AmE
/'ræk/

verb - to make someone suffer, to cause someone pain

 
brainless - hloupý, tupý, stupidní
BrE
/'breɪnləs/
AmE
/'breɪnləs/

adjective - stupid, not intelligent

 
rack your brains - lámat si hlavu, namáhat si hlavu
BrE
/ˌræk jɔ: 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌræk jɔ:r 'breɪnz/

verb - to think very hard about something

 
contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí
BrE
/'kɒntrəri tʊ 'pɒpjələ bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrəri tʊ 'pɑ:pjələr bɪ'li:f/

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 
beyond belief - k nevíře, neuvěřitelný
BrE
/bɪ'jɒnd bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/bɪ'jɑ:nd bɪ'li:f/

adjective - difficult or impossible to believe