other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌʌðə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌʌðər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

significant other
significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner
BrE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðə/
AmE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðər/

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
cry wolf - bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach
BrE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/

verb - to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later

 
privately - soukromě
BrE
/'praɪvətli/
AmE
/'praɪvətli/

adverb - in a private way

 
in private - v soukromí, mezi čtyřma očima
BrE
/ɪn'praɪvət/
AmE
/ɪn'praɪvət/

adverb - with no one else present

 
privately - v soukromí, mezi čtyřma očima
BrE
/'praɪvətli/
AmE
/'praɪvətli/

adverb - with no one else present

 
haphazardly - ledabyle, chaoticky, nahodile, náhodně
BrE
/hæp'hæzədli/
AmE
/hæp'hæzərdli/

adverb - with no particular order, in a disorganized fashion

haphazard
haphazard - ledabylý, chaotický, nahodilý, náhodný
BrE
/hæp'hæzəd/
AmE
/hæp'hæzərd/

adjective - disorganized, with no particular order

 
day - den
BrE
/'deɪ/
AmE
/'deɪ/

noun - the time when there's light, opposite of 'night'

crafty
crafty - prohnaný, vychytralý
BrE
/'krɑ:fti/
AmE
/'kræfti/

adjective - being able to get what you want in a clever way

 
date of birth - datum narození
BrE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:rθ/

noun - the date on which you were born

 
overcoat - kabát, teplý plašť
BrE
/'əʊvəkəʊt/
AmE
/'əʊvərkəʊt/

noun - a long warm coat that you wear in winter

 
slum - chudinská čtvrť
BrE
/'slʌm/
AmE
/'slʌm/

noun - an area of a city that is crowded and very poor

 
backpacker - baťůžkář, turista s batohem
BrE
/'bækpækə/
AmE
/'bækpækər/

noun - a person who travels only with a backpack

skim
skim - proletět očima (text)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to read something quickly