spindly - tenoučký, jako tyčka, tyčkovitý
BrE
/'spɪndli/
AmE
/'spɪndli/

adjective - long and thin and looking weak or easy to break

 
optional - volitelný, nepovinný
BrE
/'ɒpʃənl/
AmE
/'ɑ:pʃənl/

adjective - not compulsory, that can (but doesn't have to) be selected

 
tone down - zmírnit
BrE
/ˌtəʊn'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌtoʊn'daʊn/

verb - to make something less strong, less severe or less aggressive

 
heterosexual - heterosexuál
BrE
/ˌhetərəʊ'sekʃʊəl/
AmE
/ˌhet̬əroʊ'sekʃʊəl/

noun - a person who is sexually attracted to the other sex

 
booster - urychlovač, zrychlovač
BrE
/'bu:stə/
AmE
/'bu:stər/

noun - something that causes a machine etc. to work faster (suddenly)

 
supersede - nahradit (staré novým), vytlačit
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'si:d/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'si:d/

verb - to replace something old or old-fashioned with something new

 
composure - rozvaha, klid
BrE
/kəm'pəʊʒə/
AmE
/kəm'poʊʒər/

noun - the ability to stay calm esp. in a stressful situation

 
figure - figurovat
BrE
/'fɪgə/
AmE
/'fɪgjər/

verb - to be an important feature in a process, situation etc.

 
monkey about - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
monkey around - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/

verb, American English, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
fool around - jen tak zkoušet, experimentovat
BrE
/ˌfu:lə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌfu:lə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to do something in a way that's not very serious

 
transplant - transplantovat
BrE
/træns'plɑ:nt/
AmE
/træns'plænt/

verb - to replace an organ with an organ from another body

 
crack - práskat
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to make a short loud noise as if something breaks

 
know better - moc dobře vědět, být si vědom (že)
BrE
/'nəʊˌbetə/
AmE
/'noʊˌbet̬ər/

verb - to know something because you have had experience with it

 
assign - přidělit (např. hodnotu, rys)
BrE
/ə'saɪn/
AmE
/ə'saɪn/

verb - to say that something has a particular value or feature