stopover - mezipřistání, zastávka
BrE
/'stɒpəʊvə/
AmE
/'stɑ:poʊvər/

noun, British English - a short stay in a place that you make on a long journey to somewhere else

tarragon
tarragon - estragon
BrE
/'tærəgən/
AmE
/'tærəgən/

noun - a herb with narrow aromatic leaves that has a strong taste and is used in cooking

 
obsessive - fanatický, chorobný
BrE
/əb'sesɪv/
AmE
/əb'sesɪv/

adjective - characterized by having too much interest in something and being unable to think about anything else

 
keep - udržovat něco (v nějakém stavu), držet (něco někde)
BrE
/'ki:p/
AmE
/'ki:p/

verb - to make something stay in a certain state, to make something stay, to hold something somewhere

 
strongly - silně
BrE
/'strɒŋli/
AmE
/'strɑ:ŋli/

adverb - very, powerfully (used to describe how you feel about something, how you believe in something etc.)

 
hide-and-seek - schovávaná, hra na schovávanou, hra na schovku, schovka
BrE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/
AmE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/

noun - a game in which a player is supposed to find other players who have hidden themselves

 
overtone - podtext
BrE
/'əʊvəˌtəʊn/
AmE
/'oʊvərˌtoʊn/

noun - a suggestion that is not expressed directly but still noticeable in what is said or done

 
pestle - palice (hmoždíře), palička (hmoždíře)
BrE
/'pesl/
AmE
/'pesl/

noun - a hard stick with a round end used to crush things into powder in a mortar

 
autocracy - autokracie, samovláda
BrE
/ɔ:'tɒkrəsi/
AmE
/ɔ:'tɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which an individual or a small number of people have unlimited power

 
nay - ba co víc (zast.)
BrE
/'neɪ/
AmE
/'neɪ/

adverb, dated - a word that introduces something that you add in order to emphasize what has been said

 
oppress - utlačovat, utiskovat
BrE
/ə'pres/
AmE
/ə'pres/

verb - to be unfair or cruel to somebody, especially if you are in a position of authority

cowslip
cowslip - petrklíč, prvosenka jarní
BrE
/'kaʊslɪp/
AmE
/'kaʊslɪp/

noun - a small plant with clusters of yellow flowers on a stem which appear in early spring

 
backstabbing - podrazácký
BrE
/'bækˌstæbɪŋ/
AmE
/'bækˌstæbɪŋ/

adjective - saying bad things or doing bad things behind someone's back in order to hurt their reputation

 
offset - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/'ɒfset/
AmE
/'ɑ:fset/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce something on one side in order to create a balance

bouncer
bouncer - vyhazovač
BrE
/'baʊnsə/
AmE
/'baʊnsər/

noun - a person whose responsibility is to kick out people who cause trouble (in a bar etc.)