blanket - pokrýt, přikrýt
BrE
/'blæŋkɪt/
AmE
/'blæŋkɪt/

verb - to cover with or as if with a piece of soft material

mend
mend - spravit (např. oblečení), zašít, záplatovat, zazáplatovat
BrE
/'mend/
AmE
/'mend/

verb - to fix a hole in something (especially in a piece of clothing)

 
purge - zbavit se (něčeho), vyčistit, pročistit, udělat čistku
BrE
/'pɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'pɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to remove undesirable things or people from a place, often by force

cuddle
cuddle - přitulení, objetí
BrE
/'kʌdl/
AmE
/'kʌdl/

noun - the act of keeping very close to somebody in a loving way

squash
squash - sirup (ovocný)
BrE
/'skwɒʃ/
AmE
/'skwɑ:ʃ/

noun - non-alcoholic concentrated syrup with fruit flavour used to make a beverage

 
overhead - režijní
BrE
/'əʊvəhed/
AmE
/'oʊvərhed/

adjective - relating to the general costs of running an organisation or a business

 
fortress - pevnost
BrE
/'fɔ:trəs/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtrəs/

noun - a strong building that was built to protect people in an attack

 
catch - pochytit, postřehnout, rozumět
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to understand what was said, especially if it was said too quickly

rip off
rip off - oškubat, okrást, natáhnout (někoho)
BrE
/ˌrɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌrɪp'ɒf/

verb, informal - to make someone pay more than necessary, usually by cheating or deceit

 
watchman - hlídač, strážce
BrE
/'wɒtʃmən/
AmE
/'wɑ:tʃmən/

noun - a person whose job is to guard a building, usually at night

 
betrayal - zrada, proradnost
BrE
/bɪ'treɪəl/
AmE
/bɪ'treɪəl/

noun - the act of being unfaithful to someone esp. by helping their enemy

fertilizer
fertilizer - hnojivo
BrE
/'fɜ:təlaɪzə/
AmE
/'fɜ:rt̬əlaɪzər/

noun - a substance (such as manure or compost) used to help plants grow

 
sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo
BrE
/'ʃʊgəˌkəʊtɪd/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərˌkoʊt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is

alliance
alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance
BrE
/ə'laɪəns/
AmE
/ə'laɪəns/

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 
precedence - přednost, priorita
BrE
/'presɪdəns/
AmE
/'presədəns/

noun - priority, something that is more important to be done than something else