no spring chicken - žádný mládenec, žádná mladice
BrE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/
AmE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/

noun, informal - not young anymore

 
past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st wʌnz'praɪm/
AmE
/ˌpæst wʌnz'praɪm/

adjective - too old, over the hill

poor thing
poor thing - chudáček, chudinka
BrE
/ˌpɔ:'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌpʊr'θɪŋ/

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
eaves - převis střechy
BrE
/'i:vz/
AmE
/'i:vz/

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise
exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)
BrE
/'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/'eksərsaɪz/

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 
SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)
BrE
/ˌesem'es/
AmE
/ˌesem'es/

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 
severity - závažnost
BrE
/sɪ'verəti/
AmE
/sə'verət̬i/

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

 
gluttony - obžerství
BrE
/'glʌtəni/
AmE
/'glʌtəni/

noun, formal - the habit of eating and drinking too much

 
particle - částice, částečka, kousíček
BrE
/'pɑ:tɪkl/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtɪkl/

noun - a very small piece of something

 
equine - koňský
BrE
/'ekwaɪn/
AmE
/'i:kwaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with horses, looking like a horse

 
bovine - hovězí
BrE
/'bəʊvaɪn/
AmE
/'boʊvaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with cattle, looking like a cow etc.

 
ursine - medvědí, medvědovitý
BrE
/'ɜ:saɪn/
AmE
/'ɜ:rsaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with bears, looking like a bear

 
lupine - vlčí
BrE
/'lu:paɪn/
AmE
/'lu:paɪn/

adjective - connected with wolves, looking like a wolf

 
sleeve - pouzdro, obal
BrE
/'sli:v/
AmE
/'sli:v/

noun - a piece of material that fits over something to protect it