avail of - využít (něčeho)
BrE
/ə'veɪl/
AmE
/ə'veɪl/

verb - to make use or take advantage of something

 
inadvertent - neúmyslný
BrE
/ˌɪnəd'vɜ:tənt/
AmE
/ˌɪnəd'vɜ:rtənt/

adjective - done by accident, without wanting or planning to

 
unintentional - neúmyslný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənl/

adjective - done by accident, without wanting or planning to

 
take by storm - dobýt (úspěchem)
BrE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:rm/

verb - to suddenly become extremely successful or popular somewhere

 
mettle - vytrvalost, vůle (pokračovat), odhodlání
BrE
/'metl/
AmE
/'metl/

noun - the courage or determination to continue doing something

 
dead ringer - přesná kopie (někoho), dvojník
BrE
/'dedˌrɪŋə/
AmE
/'dedˌrɪŋər/

noun, informal - a person who looks identical to someone else

 
ringer - přesná kopie (někoho), dvojník
BrE
/'rɪŋə/
AmE
/'rɪŋər/

noun - a person who looks identical to someone else

 
heave - pohnout (něčím), zvednout (něco), hnout (něčím)
BrE
/'hi:v/
AmE
/'hi:v/

verb - to lift or pull something with great effort

 
stiffen - naježit (vlasy či chlupy), naježit se
BrE
/'stɪfn/
AmE
/'stɪfn/

verb - (of hair etc.) to become straight and firm

 
lest - aby ne
BrE
/'lest/
AmE
/'lest/

conjunction, literary - in order not to, for fear of something

down
down - dolů po (čem)
BrE
/'daʊn/
AmE
/'daʊn/

preposition - to/in a lower position, opposite of 'up'

entertain
entertain - pohrávat si s, zaobírat se (např. myšlenkou)
BrE
/ˌentə'teɪn/
AmE
/ˌent̬ər'teɪn/

verb, formal - to consider or hold an opinion, idea etc.

learning
learning - učení, studium
BrE
/'lɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'lɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun - to process of getting new knowledge or skills

 
resilient - odolný, houževnatý
BrE
/rɪ'zɪliənt/
AmE
/rɪ'zɪliənt/

adjective - able to recover easily from injury, shock etc.

aspiration
aspiration - touha, ambice
BrE
/ˌæspə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæspə'reɪʃn/

noun - something one would like to achieve, an ambition