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-night stand - sex na jednu noc, jednorázovka
BrE
/ˌwʌnnaɪt'stænd/
AmE
/ˌwʌnnaɪt'stænd/

noun, informal - an occasion when people have sex only once and never again

 
single-sided - jednostranný
BrE
/'sɪŋglˌsaɪdɪd/
AmE
/'sɪŋglˌsaɪdɪd/

adjective - having words, pictures, etc. only on one side of a page

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

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

 
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

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

conjunction - if, as long as, on condition that

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

verb - to see if something is all right

 
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

 
exclusive - výhradní, výlučný, exkluzivní
BrE
/ɪk'sklu:sɪv/
AmE
/ɪk'sklu:sɪv/

adjective - made, done, or intended for only one particular person or particular people

 
charade - divadýlko (přeneseně)
BrE
/ʃə'reɪd/
AmE
/ʃə'reɪd/

noun - an event that looks nice and pleasant but is actually only pretence

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

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