crease - pomačkat, pomačkat se, zmačkat, zmačkat se
BrE
/'kri:s/
AmE
/'kri:s/

verb - to make lines on something by bending, folding or crushing it, or to develop such lines by being bent, folded or crushed

 
overbook - mít příliš mnoho rezervací
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'bʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'bʊk/

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

 
were - být (min. konjunktiv)
BrE
/'wɜ:/
AmE
/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

 
nutter - magor, cvok, pako
BrE
/'nʌtə/
AmE
/'nʌtər/

noun, British English, informal - a crazy person

 
basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪt keɪs/
AmE
/'bæskɪt keɪs/

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

abrasive
abrasive - brusný materiál
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

 
abrasive - hrubý (o člověku), otravný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

abrasive
abrasive - brusný, abrazivní, hrubý, drsný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

 
careerist - kariérista
BrE
/kə'rɪərɪst/
AmE
/kə'rɪrɪst/

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things

 
above-mentioned - výše zmíněný, výše uvedený
BrE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/
AmE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/

adjective - mentioned higher up in a text

sleepyhead
sleepyhead - ospalec
BrE
/'sli:pihed/
AmE
/'sli:pihed/

noun, informal - a person who is sleepy

 
gatecrasher - nezvaný host
BrE
/'geɪtkræʃə/
AmE
/'geɪtkræʃər/

noun - a person who comes to a party etc. uninvited

 
archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální
BrE
/ˌɑ:ki'taɪpl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rki'taɪpl/

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing

 
leverage - pákový efekt
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the use of a lever and a small amount of force to lift a heavy object

 
snappy - výstižný, svižný, k věci, energický, pohotový, mající spád
BrE
/'snæpi/
AmE
/'snæpi/

adjective - concise and clever, often in an amusing or witty way