Dictaphone - diktafon
BrE
/'dɪktəfəʊn/
AmE
/'dɪktəfəʊn/

noun - (trademark) a small machine used to record spoken words

 
toy - pohrávat si
BrE
/'tɔɪ/
AmE
/'tɔɪ/

verb - to think about an idea, but not too seriously

 
avid for - dychtivý po (čem), lačný po (čem)
BrE
/'ævɪd fə/
AmE
/'ævɪd fər/

adjective, formal - wanting something very much, extremely eager to get something

 
selective - výběrový, selektivní
BrE
/sɪ'lektɪv/
AmE
/sɪ'lektɪv/

adjective - relating to some things or people, and not others

paper
paper - tapetovat
BrE
/'peɪpə/
AmE
/'peɪpər/

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

 
willy-nilly - volky nevolky, chtě nechtě, chca nechca
BrE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
AmE
/ˌwɪli 'nɪli/

adverb, informal - happening whether you want it to happen or not

 
access - mít přístup
BrE
/'ækses/
AmE
/'ækses/

verb, formal - to enter or reach a place, use something, etc.

 
non-perishable - trvanlivý, nekazící se
BrE
/ˌnɒn'perɪʃəbl/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:n'perɪʃəbl/

adjective - (esp. of food) not likely to go bad quickly

 
provisional - provizorní, dočasný
BrE
/prə'vɪʒənl/
AmE
/prə'vɪʒənl/

adjective - only for a short time, likely to be changed

 
twitter - cvrlikat, štěbetat
BrE
/'twɪtə/
AmE
/'twɪtər/

verb - to make short high sounds (typical for a bird)

 
air fare - cena letecké dopravy
BrE
/'eəˌfeə/
AmE
/'eərˌfeər/

noun - the price that you pay to travel by plane

 
between jobs - bez zaměstnání, nezaměstnaný
BrE
/bɪˌtwi:n 'dʒɒbz/
AmE
/bɪˌtwi:n 'dʒɑ:bz/

phrase - a way of referring to a temporarily unemployed person

 
now that - teď když
BrE
/'naʊ ðət/
AmE
/'naʊ ðət/

conjunction - used when you want to explain a new situation

 
hazy - zamlžený, mlhavý, v mlžném oparu
BrE
/'heɪzi/
AmE
/'heɪzi/

adjective - difficult to see because of heat, dust, mist etc.