tail
tail - sledovat, tajně sledovat, být v patách
BrE
/'teɪl/
AmE
/'teɪl/

verb - to secretly follow someone in order to watch where they go and what they do

 
soak off - odmočit
BrE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove something, usually a sticker or a label, by leaving it in water for some time

 
hardwood - tvrdé dřevo
BrE
/'hɑ:dwʊd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdwʊd/

noun - strong heavy wood that is used for making furniture and floors

 
hand-held - ruční, do ruky (např. přístroj)
BrE
/ˌhænd'held/
AmE
/ˌhænd'held/

adjective - small enough to fit in one's hand when being used

 
new broom - nový člověk, nová krev ve vedení (často dělající velké změny)
BrE
/ˌnju: 'bru:m/
AmE
/ˌnu: 'bru:m/

noun - someone who has just started working for a company or organization, usually in a senior position, and makes many changes

 
dolly - ruční vozík, rudl
BrE
/'dɒli/
AmE
/'dɑ:li/

noun - a platform with wheels used to transport heavy things

 
pull - stáhnout (přestat používat), zrušit
BrE
/'pʊl/
AmE
/'pʊl/

verb - to stop using something, to cancel something

 
Hitchcockian - hitchcockovský
BrE
/hɪtʃ'kɒkiən/
AmE
/hɪtʃ'kɑ:kiən/

adjective - connected with Alfred Hitchcock or his movies

 
miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se
BrE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:k/
AmE
/ˌmɪs ðə'mɑ:rk/

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 
audiobook - audiokniha
BrE
/'ɔ:diəʊbʊk/
AmE
/'ˌɑ:dioʊbʊk/

noun - a recording of someone reading a book so you can listen to it

 
heroically - hrdinsky
BrE
/hɪ'rəʊɪkli/
AmE
/hɪ'roʊɪkli/

adverb - very bravely

drip-feed
drip-feed - vyživovat infuzí, vyživovat nitrožilně
BrE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/
AmE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/

verb - to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip-feed
drip-feed - infúze, kapačka
BrE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/
AmE
/'drɪpˌfi:d/

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

IV
IV - infúze, kapačka
BrE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'vi:/

noun, American English - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

 
intravenous - nitrožilní, intravenózní
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'vi:nəs/
AmE
/ˌɪntrə'vi:nəs/

adjective - going through or into a vein