possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

hamlet
hamlet - vesnička, víska
BrE
/'hæmlət/
AmE
/'hæmlət/

noun - a small village

 
lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
as such - jako takový
BrE
/æz'sʌtʃ/
AmE
/æz'sʌtʃ/

adverb - by itself, in the exact meaning of the word

 
per se - jako takový, sám o sobě
BrE
/ˌpɜ:'seɪ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:r'seɪ/

adverb - by itself, in itself

 
hooked - zahnutý
BrE
/'hʊkt/
AmE
/'hʊkt/

adjective - shaped like a hook

 
faux pas - faux pas, společenská chyba, trapná chyba
BrE
/ˌfəʊ 'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfoʊ 'pɑ:/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation

fingers crossed
fingers crossed - držím palce
BrE
/ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

phrase - a phrase used to wish somebody good luck

cross one's fingers
cross one's fingers - držet (někomu) palce
BrE
/'krɒs wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/'krɑ:s wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/

verb - to wish someone luck

 
anonymity - anonymita
BrE
/ˌænə'nɪməti/
AmE
/ˌænə'nɪmət̬i/

noun - remaining uknown

 
pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský
BrE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/
AmE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

 
drag - nepříjemnost, opruz
BrE
/'dræg/
AmE
/'dræg/

noun, informal - a boring person or something that is annoying

 
cuddly - roztomilý, mazlivý, přítulný
BrE
/'kʌdli/
AmE
/'kʌdli/

adjective - making you want to cuddle it

 
sherbet - šuměnka
BrE
/'ʃɜ:bət/
AmE
/'ʃɜ:rbət/

noun, British English - a powder with a fruit flavour eaten as a sweet, when you put it in your mouth it fizzes

 
twitch - cuknout
BrE
/'twɪtʃ/
AmE
/'twɪtʃ/

verb - to make a sudden, quick movement with a part of your body, that you sometimes cannot control