respective - příslušný
BrE
/rɪ'spektɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'spektɪv/

adjective - relating to the individual people or things already mentioned

 
commit - zavázat se
BrE
/kə'mɪt/
AmE
/kə'mɪt/

verb - to promise that you will definitely do something

board game
board game - desková hra
BrE
/'bɔ:d geɪm/
AmE
/'bɔ:rd geɪm/

noun - a game played on a board, such as chess, Scrabble or Monopoly

 
brief - pověření, odpovědnost
BrE
/'bri:f/
AmE
/'bri:f/

noun, British English, formal - given responsibility for dealing with something

rub out
rub out - vygumovat
BrE
/'rʌb aʊt/
AmE
/'rʌb aʊt/

verb, British English - to remove something that you have written, using a rubber

 
nursery school - mateřská školka
BrE
/'nɜ:səri sku:l/
AmE
/'nɜ:rsəri sku:l/

noun - a school for very young children, mainly between the ages of about two and five

 
to make a long story short - abych to zkrátil, abych to nenatahoval
BrE
/təˌmeɪk ə'lɒŋˌstɔ:ri'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/təˌmeɪk ə'lɑ:ŋˌstɔ:ri'ʃɔ:rt/

adverb, American English - used when you want to say something only briefly

have a green thumb
have a green thumb - být zahradnický talent, být rozený zahradník
BrE
/ˌhəvəgri:n'θʌm/
AmE
/ˌhəvəgri:n'θʌm/

verb, American English - to be good at gardening

have green fingers
have green fingers - být zahradnický talent, být rozený zahradník
BrE
/ˌhəvgri:n'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/ˌhəvgri:n'fɪŋgərz/

verb, British English - to be good at gardening

jackknife
jackknife - kapesní nůž, zavírací nůž, kapesní nožík
BrE
/'dʒæknaɪf/
AmE
/'dʒæknaɪf/

noun - a small knife with a folding blade

 
dexterously - zručně, obratně, šikovně
BrE
/'dekstrəsli/
AmE
/'dekstrəsli/

adverb, formal - with skill, esp. when using hands

dexterity
dexterity - zručnost, obratnost, šikovnost
BrE
/dek'sterəti/
AmE
/dek'sterət̬i/

noun - the ability to use your hands with skill

 
flustered - vynervovaný, nervózní, zmatený
BrE
/'flʌstəd/
AmE
/'flʌstərd/

adjective - nervous or confused, especially because you are in a hurry

 
shareholder - akcionář, majitel akcií
BrE
/'ʃeəhəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃerhoʊldər/

noun - a person who owns shares in a company

 
curfew - zákaz vycházení
BrE
/'kɜ:fju:/
AmE
/'kɜ:rfju:/

noun - a law stating that must not go outside after a particular time, for example during a war