single parent family - neúplná rodina
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl 'pærənt 'fæməli/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl 'pærənt 'fæməli/

noun, formal - a family where the children is raised by one parent only

 
one-hit wonder - hit jedné sezóny
BrE
/'wʌnˌhɪt'wʌndə/
AmE
/'wʌnˌhɪt'wʌndər/

noun - a thing that is popular for a very short time only

one-way street
one-way street - jednosměrka
BrE
/ˌwʌn'weɪ 'stri:t/
AmE
/ˌwʌn'weɪ 'stri:t/

noun - a street where the traffic can go only in one direction

 
provided - za předpokladu, pokud
BrE
/prə'vaɪdɪd/
AmE
/prə'vaɪdɪd/

conjunction - if, as long as, on condition that

 
stand by - být v pohotovosti
BrE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/

verb - be ready to act if something happens

 
spell - zakletí, prokletí
BrE
/'spel/
AmE
/'spel/

noun - a state caused as if by magic

 
cloud - zahalit, zastínit
BrE
/'klaʊd/
AmE
/'klaʊd/

verb - to cover as if with a cloud

check
check - zkontrolovat, kontrolovat
BrE
/'tʃek/
AmE
/'tʃek/

verb - to see if something is all right

offer
offer - nabídnout, nabízet
BrE
/'ɒfə/
AmE
/'ɑ:fər/

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

 
cremate - zpopelnit, spálit, pohřbít žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪt/
AmE
/krə'meɪt/

verb - to burn the body of a dead person until only ashes remain

custom
custom - zakázkový, dělaný na zakázku
BrE
/'kʌstəm/
AmE
/'kʌstəm/

adjective, American English - designed or made for a particular person or company (only before noun)

 
artificially - uměle
BrE
/ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃəli/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rtɪ'fɪʃəli/

adverb - in a way that is not natural and only copies something natural

 
blank bullet - slepý náboj, slepá patrona, slepá nábojnice
BrE
/'blæŋk bʊlɪt/
AmE
/'blæŋk bʊlɪt/

noun - a kind of bullet that cannot harm but only makes a noise

selfish
selfish - sobecký
BrE
/'selfɪʃ/
AmE
/'selfɪʃ/

adjective - thinking only about himself/herself, not about other people or their needs

 
fantasy - fantazie
BrE
/'fæntəsi/
AmE
/'fænt̬əsi/

noun - something that is not real and only exists thanks to your imagination