rainstorm - průtrž mračen, liják, lijavec
BrE
/'reɪnstɔ:m/
AmE
/'reɪnstɔ:rm/

noun - very heavy rain

 
up your alley - tvoje parketa, pro tebe jako stvořené
BrE
/ˌʌp jɔ:'æli/
AmE
/ˌʌp jɔ:r'æli/

phrase, American English - suitable for someone because of their skills or interests

 
blind alley - slepá ulička (přeneseně), nikam nevedoucí činnost
BrE
/ˌblaɪnd'æli/
AmE
/ˌblaɪnd'æli/

noun - a path that doesn't lead anywhere, usually metaphorical

alley cat
alley cat - pouliční kočka, toulavá kočka
BrE
/'æliˌkæt/
AmE
/'æliˌkæt/

noun - a cat that lives on the street

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

combo
combo - kombinace, spojení
BrE
/'kɒmbəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:mboʊ/

noun, informal - a combination

stretcher
stretcher - odnést na nosítkách
BrE
/'stretʃə/
AmE
/'stretʃər/

verb - to carry someone on a stretcher

 
realm - oblast, doména
BrE
/'relm/
AmE
/'relm/

noun - an area of interest, an area of knowledge

 
airfield - letiště
BrE
/'eəfild/
AmE
/'erfi:ld/

noun - an open space for planes to take off and land, usually smaller than an airport, without terminals

 
vestibule - vestibul, předsálí, vstupní hala
BrE
/'vestɪbju:l/
AmE
/'vestəbju:l/

noun - an entrance hall of a building

 
selflessly - nesobecky, nezištně
BrE
/'selfləsli/
AmE
/'selfləsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you care about other people more than about yourself

 
unselfishly - nesobecky
BrE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care about others more than about yourself

 
selfishly - sobecky
BrE
/'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care only about yourself

 
selflessness - nezištnost, obětavost
BrE
/'selfləsnəs/
AmE
/'selfləsnəs/

noun - the quality of caring about other people more than about yourself