alignment - poloha, postavení (vůči něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in which something is in relation to something else or to its typical position

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

breadwinner
breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny
BrE
/'bredˌwɪnə/
AmE
/'bredˌwɪnər/

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 
get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit
BrE
/ˌget'həʊld əv/
AmE
/ˌget'hoʊld əv/

verb - to manage to get something

hold
hold - držení, sevření
BrE
/'həʊld/
AmE
/'hoʊld/

noun - the act of keeping something in your hand, the act of gripping or squeezing something

hiss
hiss - syčení, zasyčení, sykot
BrE
/'hɪs/
AmE
/'hɪs/

noun - the sound like the letter S

 
indifferently - lhostejně
BrE
/ɪn'dɪfrəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪfərəntli/

adverb - without care or interest

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

 
serenely - klidně, vyrovnaně
BrE
/sə'ri:nli/
AmE
/sə'ri:nli/

adverb - peacefully, without worries

 
lackadaisically - laxně, ledabyle, lhostejně, netečně, apaticky
BrE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkli/
AmE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkli/

adverb - without enthusiasm

lackadaisical
lackadaisical - laxní, lhostejný, ledabylý
BrE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkl/
AmE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkl/

adjective - lacking enthusiasm or care

 
root - zakořenit, pustit kořeny, ujmout se
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

verb - to grow roots