shortcut
shortcut - zkratka
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tkʌt/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtkʌt/

noun - a quicker way to get somewhere

 
knock yourself out - posluž si, pusť se do toho, do toho
BrE
/ˌnɒk jəˌself'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k jərˌself'aʊt/

verb, informal - get to it, start doing it

 
take pleasure in - mít potěšení z
BrE
/ˌteɪk'pleʒə ɪn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'pleʒər ɪn/

phrase - to get enjoyment out of something

learn
learn - učit se, naučit se
BrE
/'lɜ:n/
AmE
/'lɜ:rn/

verb - to get some knowledge, or skill

 
gain - nabírat (např. rychlost), nabrat (např. rychlost)
BrE
/'geɪn/
AmE
/'geɪn/

verb - to gradually get more of something

 
mount - nasednout, osedlat, naskočit na (koně apod.)
BrE
/'maʊnt/
AmE
/'maʊnt/

verb - to get on a horse etc.

grow
grow - růst, vyrůst
BrE
/'grəʊ/
AmE
/'groʊ/

verb - to get bigger, larger or older

 
fetch - přinést, přivézt
BrE
/'fetʃ/
AmE
/'fetʃ/

verb - to bring, to go and get

 
diminish - slábnout
BrE
/dɪ'mɪnɪʃ/
AmE
/dɪ'mɪnɪʃ/

verb - to get weaker, less intense etc.

off-licence
off-licence - prodejna alkoholu
BrE
/'ɒf laɪsns/
AmE
/'ɑ:f laɪsns/

noun, British English - a shop where they sell alcohol for you to take away

liquor store
liquor store - prodejna alkoholu
BrE
/'lɪkə stɔ:/
AmE
/'lɪkər stɔ:r/

noun, American English - a shop where they sell alcohol for you to take away

 
long-distance - na dálku, dálkový, na dlouhou vzdálenost
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ'dɪstəns/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ'dɪstəns/

adjective - stretching between two things that are far away from each other

 
shy - splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/

verb - (esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear

exile
exile - poslat do vyhnanství, vyhnat
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

verb - to send someone away from their country, especially for political reasons

 
abduction - únos (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/æb'dʌkʃn/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person against their will