owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)
BrE
/'sʌbsədi/
AmE
/'sʌbsədi/

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 
competitive - konkurenceschopný
BrE
/kəm'petɪtɪv/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - able to compete with others, as good as others or slightly better

 
disrupt - rušit, přerušit
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpt/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpt/

verb - to cause difficulties that prevent an event or process from continuing normally

 
attribute - přisuzovat, přičítat
BrE
/ə'trɪbju:t/
AmE
/ə'trɪbju:t/

verb - to believe that something/someone is responsible for a particular situation, event

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cruise - jet, plout, letět (stálou rychlostí)
BrE
/'kru:z/
AmE
/'kru:z/

verb - to move at a steady speed (in a car, boat or plane)

 
subordinate - podřídit, podřadit
BrE
/sə'bɔ:dɪneɪt/
AmE
/sə'bɔ:rdɪneɪt/

verb - to put someone or something in a position that is less important

 
make up - napracovat, nahradit si, dohnat
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to compensate for work you missed, for not working hard enough etc.

 
vocal folds - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌfəʊldz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌfoʊldz/

noun, technical - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

spine
spine - hřbet (knihy)
BrE
/'spaɪn/
AmE
/'spaɪn/

noun - the narrow part of a book that the pages are attached to

 
stumble - zakoktaní se (v mluvení)
BrE
/'stʌmbl/
AmE
/'stʌmbl/

noun - a mistake that causes someone to stop when reading aloud or speaking

 
pay for - zaplatit za (něco), platit za (něco)
BrE
/'peɪ fə/
AmE
/'peɪ fər/

verb - to give someone money in exchange for a product or a service