crop - ostříhat na krátko
BrE
/'krɒp/
AmE
/'krɑ:p/

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický
BrE
/'daʊnbi:t/
AmE
/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 
factual - faktický
BrE
/'fæktʃuəl/
AmE
/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 
make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát
BrE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/
AmE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

 
auto - auto, automobil
BrE
/'ɔ:təʊ/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬oʊ/

noun, American English - a car

domineering
domineering - despotický, panovačný
BrE
/dɒmɪ'nɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/dɑ:mɪ'nɪərɪŋ/

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

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

 
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.

 
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

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'

 
swab - čistící tampón
BrE
/'swɒb/
AmE
/'swɑ:b/

noun - a small piece of material (usually cotton wool) used to clean a wound

 
candyfloss - cukrová vata
BrE
/'kændiflɒs/
AmE
/'kændiflɑ:s/

noun, British English - a type of popular sweet that is made of melted sugar and wound around wooden stick