bait
bait - návnada
BrE
/'beɪt/
AmE
/'beɪt/

noun - food you use to attract animals, birds or fish, especially in order to catch them

tiptoe
tiptoe - jít po špičkách, chodit po špičkách
BrE
/'tɪptəʊ/
AmE
/'tɪptoʊ/

verb - to walk on the tips of your toes (especially in order not to be heard)

call in sick
call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 
counseling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
counselling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
guidance - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'gaɪdəns/
AmE
/'gaɪdəns/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
grit - posypat (pískem či štěrkem apod.)
BrE
/'grɪt/
AmE
/'grɪt/

verb - to cover a surface with sand etc. in order to make the surface less slippery

 
diet - dietní
BrE
/'daɪət/
AmE
/'daɪət/

adjective - possible to be eaten or drunk when you are ill or trying to lose weight

 
strike up the band - nechat kapelu začít hrát, pokynout aby kapela začala hrát, tlesknutím pobídnout kapelu ke hraní
BrE
/ˌstraɪk'ʌp ðə'bænd/
AmE
/ˌstraɪk'ʌp ðə'bænd/

verb - to clap your hands and thus give a signal for the band to start playing

 
eyeliner - tužka na oči
BrE
/'aɪˌlaɪnə/
AmE
/'aɪˌlaɪnər/

noun - make-up that is applied to the edges of the eyelids to emphasize the eyes

 
rev - túrovat (motor)
BrE
/'rev/
AmE
/'rev/

verb - to make the engine turn faster, to increase its rotation, esp. making it much louder

 
oppose - oponovat
BrE
/ə'pəʊz/
AmE
/ə'poʊz/

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something or disagree with something

instalment
instalment - splátka
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

noun - a regular payment that is sent to someone in order to pay off a debt

 
plunge - vrhnout se (do něčeho)
BrE
/'plʌndʒ/
AmE
/'plʌndʒ/

verb - to move forward quickly and suddenly, to start an activity with a lot of energy

 
tuck - zastrčit, založit, zandat, vecpat
BrE
/'tʌk/
AmE
/'tʌk/

verb - to put something into or under something in order to hide it or protect it