bossy-boots
bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)
BrE
/'bɒsiˌbu:ts/
AmE
/'bɑ:siˌbu:ts/

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

 
press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to
BrE
/ˌpres'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpres'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

bloom
bloom - květ
BrE
/'blu:m/
AmE
/'blu:m/

noun - the beautiful and colorful part of a plant

 
flower - květ
BrE
/'flaʊə/
AmE
/'flaʊər/

noun - a beautiful and colourful part of a plant

 
tween - mezi
BrE
/'twi:n/
AmE
/'twi:n/

preposition, informal - a short form of 'between'

 
bouncy - skákací
BrE
/'baʊnsi/
AmE
/'baʊnsi/

adjective - something that bounces when it hits a hard surface

 
bouncy ball - hopík, skákací míček
BrE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/

noun - a small elastic ball that will bounce when it hits a hard surface

 
drift off - usnout, usínat, začít klimbat
BrE
/ˌdrɪft'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdrɪft'ɑ:f/

verb - to start sleeping

 
drowse - klimbat, dřímat, spát
BrE
/'draʊz/
AmE
/'draʊz/

verb - to sleep lightly

 
nod off - usnout, usínat, klimbat, začít klimbat
BrE
/ˌnɒd'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:d'ɑ:f/

verb - to start sleeping lightly, especially while sitting, while listening to something etc.

 
designer - značkový
BrE
/dɪ'zaɪnə/
AmE
/dɪ'zaɪnər/

adjective - made by a well-known fashion designer

 
sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

 
sleeper - spáč
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - someone who sleeps in a particular way