motive
motive - motiv, pohnutka
BrE
/'məʊtɪv/
AmE
/'məʊtɪv/

noun - the reason behind someone's actions

 
swordfish - mečoun
BrE
/'sɔ:dˌfɪʃ/
AmE
/'sɔ:rdˌfɪʃ/

noun - a large sea fish with a long pointed upper jaw

touching
touching - dojemný, dojímavý
BrE
/'tʌtʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'tʌtʃɪŋ/

adjective - making you feel emotional or sad

touched
touched - dojatý
BrE
/'tʌtʃt/
AmE
/'tʌtʃt/

adjective - happy and grateful for something kind or nice someone has done

 
rushed - uspěchaný
BrE
/'rʌʃt/
AmE
/'rʌʃt/

adjective - done too quickly

 
specifically - konkrétně, specificky
BrE
/spə'sɪfɪkli/
AmE
/spə'sɪfɪkli/

adverb - in particular, connected with one particular thing

lunch box
lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)
BrE
/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/
AmE
/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

 
one-liner - hláška, krátký vtípek
BrE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnə/
AmE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnər/

noun, informal - a funny remark or a joke that is usually one sentence long

stutter
stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)
BrE
/'stʌtə/
AmE
/'stʌt̬ər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grow out of - vyrůst z (čeho)
BrE
/ˌgrəʊ 'aʊt ɒv/
AmE
/ˌgroʊ 'aʊt ɑ:v/

verb - to stop doing something when you get older

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grate - vrzat
BrE
/'greɪt/
AmE
/'greɪt/

verb - to rub something against something else making a sharp, unpleasant sound

 
fox - přelstít, převézt, oklamat
BrE
/'fɒks/
AmE
/'fɑ:ks/

verb - to trick someone in a clever way

 
by nature - přirozeně, od přírody
BrE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃə/
AmE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃər/

adverb - essentially

 
at times - občas, tu a tam, chvílema
BrE
/æt 'taɪms/
AmE
/æt 'taɪms/

adverb - sometimes, occasionally