monogamy - monogamie
BrE
/mə'nɒgəmi/
AmE
/mə'nɑ:gəmi/

noun - the state of being married to only one person at the same time

pessimistic
pessimistic - pesimistický
BrE
/ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk/

adjective - seeing the bad side of things only, not believing in a good end

 
superficial - povrchní, plytký
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'fɪʃl/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'fɪʃl/

adjective - only concerned with appearances or trivial details rather than deeper meanings or emotions

 
frills - parády, ozdoby
BrE
/'frɪlz/
AmE
/'frɪlz/

noun - something unnecessary that has no real value and only makes something look nicer

 
misrepresenting - zkreslování
BrE
/ˌmɪsˌreprɪ'zentɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌmɪsˌreprɪ'zent̬ɪŋ/

noun - creating a false image of something, or one that is only partially true

 
eke out - vyžít, vystačit s (něčím), vydržet na (čem)
BrE
/i:k 'aʊt/
AmE
/i:k 'aʊt/

verb - to use something carefully because you have only a small amount of it

car
car - auto, vůz, automobil
BrE
/'kɑ:/
AmE
/'kɑ:r/

noun - a road vehicle with four wheels that can only carry about five people

 
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

 
alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený
BrE
/ə'lɑ:md/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rmd/

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

condescending
condescending - povýšený
BrE
/ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'sendɪŋ/

adjective - behaving as if you were more important than others

 
silky - hedvábný
BrE
/'sɪlki/
AmE
/'sɪlki/

adjective - fine to the touch, as if made of silk

looks
looks - vzhled, krása (vzhled), vizáž, vzezření
BrE
/'lʊks/
AmE
/'lʊks/

noun - a person's appearance, especially if that person is attractive

eyeball
eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

 
materialism - materialismus
BrE
/mə'tɪəriəlɪzəm/
AmE
/'mətɪriəlɪzəm/

noun, technical - the belief that the spiritual world does not exist and only physical matter exists

 
egocentric - egocentrický, sebestředný
BrE
/ˌi:gəʊ'sentrɪk/
AmE
/ˌi:goʊ'sentrɪk/

adjective - thinking only about yourself, thinking that what you want is the most important thing