ascribe - připisovat, přičítat
BrE
/ə'skraɪb/
AmE
/ə'skraɪb/

verb - to consider that something is caused, owned, or created by something or someone

 
space - oddělit, rozestavit
BrE
/'speɪs/
AmE
/'speɪs/

verb - to arrange a series of things so that there are gaps between them

 
crack - vyřešit, rozluštit
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to solve a problem or a code, especially after a lot of thought

 
hoax - obalamutit, vystřelit si (z někoho)
BrE
/'həʊks/
AmE
/'hoʊks/

verb - to trick or deceive someone by making them believe something unpleasant is true

 
competitiveness - soutěživost
BrE
/kəm'petətɪvnəs/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ət̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the fact that you are trying to be better, faster etc. than others

 
adjustment - úprava, přizpůsobení
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/

noun - a small change made to improve something, a change in a person's behaviour

 
competitively - závodně, soutěživě
BrE
/kəm'petətɪvli/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ət̬ɪvli/

adverb - in a way that you try to be better, faster, etc. than others

 
preservative - konzervant, konzervační prostředek
BrE
/prɪ'zɜ:vətɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'zɜ:rvət̬ɪv/

noun - a chemical etc. that is used to prevent food etc. from going bad

vacuum
vacuum - vysavač
BrE
/'vækju:m/
AmE
/'vækju:m/

noun, informal - a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt

 
haunting - nezapomenutelný, vrývající se do paměti, děsivě krásný
BrE
/'hɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - very sad or beautiful, especially in a way that is difficult to forget

 
proctor - dozírat (u zkoušky)
BrE
/'prɒktə/
AmE
/'prɑ:ktər/

verb, American English - to be present at a written exam and check that students aren't cheating

blow your nose
blow your nose - vysmrkat se, smrkat
BrE
/ˌbləʊ jə'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ jər'noʊz/

verb - to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar

 
script - psací písmo
BrE
/'skrɪpt/
AmE
/'skrɪpt/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

 
cursive - psací písmo
BrE
/'kɜ:sɪv/
AmE
/'kɜ:rsɪv/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

snap fingers
snap fingers - lusknout prsty
BrE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgərz/

verb - to make a short noise by quickly rubbing your thumb and middle finger