commute
commute - dojíždění, cesta do práce
BrE
/kə'mju:t/
AmE
/kə'mju:t/

noun - the journey to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

ridicule
ridicule - výsměch, posměch
BrE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/
AmE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/

noun - the act of saying things that make someone look silly

 
bafflement - nechápání, zmatení
BrE
/'bæflmənt/
AmE
/'bæflmənt/

noun - confusion, the state of not being able to understand something

 
contemplation - hloubání, zamyšlení, zadumání, rozjímání
BrE
/ˌkɒntəm'pleɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ntəm'pleɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of considering something or thinking about something deeply

teethe
teethe - mít rostoucí zoubky (o dítěti)
BrE
/'ti:ð/
AmE
/'ti:ð/

verb - (of a baby) to have the first set teeth growing

 
disloyalty - neloajálonost
BrE
/dɪs'lɔɪəlti/
AmE
/dɪs'lɔɪəlti/

noun - the fact of not staying with somebody at difficult times

 
valuation - ocenění, odhad ceny
BrE
/ˌvælju'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌvælju'eɪʃn/

noun - the act of deciding how much money something is worth

 
matchmaking - dohazování
BrE
/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

noun - the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people

 
governing - vládnoucí
BrE
/'gʌvənɪŋ/
AmE
/'gʌvərnɪŋ/

adjective - having the right to control a country or an organization

 
intonation - intonace
BrE
/ɪntə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪntə'neɪʃn/

noun - the way someone's voice rises and falls as he speaks

 
hand around - roznést, roznášet, rozdat
BrE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/

verb - to give or offer something to all the people present

 
proofreading - korektura (textu), oprava textu)
BrE
/'pru:fri:dɪŋ/
AmE
/'pru:fri:dɪŋ/

noun - the act of checking a piece of text for mistakes

cane sugar
cane sugar - třtinový cukr
BrE
/'keɪn ˌʃʊgə/
AmE
/'keɪn ˌʃʊgər/

noun - sugar that is made from the juice of sugar cane

 
pivot - ústřední bod, středobod
BrE
/'pɪvət/
AmE
/'pɪvət/

noun - the central point that supports something that balances or turns

 
course of action - postup, plán
BrE
/ˌkɔ:s əv'ækʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rs əv'ækʃn/

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve