payday - den výplaty, výplatní den
BrE
/'peɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'peɪdeɪ/

noun - the day you receive money for the work you've done

 
pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise
pay rise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌraɪz/
AmE
/'peɪˌraɪz/

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

commodious
commodious - prostorný (formální)
BrE
/kə'məʊdɪəs/
AmE
/kə'moʊdɪəs/

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy
roomy - prostorný
BrE
/'ru:mi/
AmE
/'ru:mi/

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy
airy - vzdušný
BrE
/'eəri/
AmE
/'eri/

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties
Smarties - lentilky
BrE
/'smɑ:tiz/
AmE
/'smɑ:rtiz/

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 
contact lenses - kontaktní čočky
BrE
/'kɒntæktˌlenzɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntæktˌlenzɪz/

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

sweet tooth
sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

 
same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/'seɪmˌoʊld/

, informal - not changing, always the same

101
101 - základy
BrE
/ˌwʌn əʊ'wʌn/
AmE
/ˌwʌn oʊ'wʌn/

adjective, American English - basic knowledge of something

catkin
catkin - jehněda (kočička)
BrE
/'kætkɪn/
AmE
/'kætkɪn/

a soft hanging flower that you can find on willow trees

 
dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění
BrE
/ˌdɒdʒ ə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:dʒ ə'bʊlɪt/

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

 
bite the bullet - zatnout zuby
BrE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 
tat - tetování, kérka
BrE
/'tæt/
AmE
/'tæt/

noun, informal - a permanent picture on someone's skin