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

 
pull leg - tahat za nos
BrE
/ˌpʊl'leg/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'leg/

verb - to trick someone into believing something that is not true

 
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

 
courting - dvoření se (komu)
BrE
/'kɔ:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rtɪŋ/

noun, dated - trying to make a woman love you (and marry you)

 
courtship - dvoření se (komu)
BrE
/'kɔ:tʃɪp/
AmE
/'kɔ:rtʃɪp/

noun, dated - trying to make a woman love you (and marry you)

finicky
finicky - vybíravý, věčně nespokojený, puntičkářský, malicherný
BrE
/'fɪnɪki/
AmE
/'fɪnɪki/

adjective - very particular or difficult to please, especially about small details

 
administrative - administrativní
BrE
/əd'mɪnɪstrətɪv/
AmE
/əd'mɪnɪstrətɪv/

adjective - relating to the organization of an institution or a business

 
insidious - zákeřný, zrádný (nenápadně)
BrE
/ɪn'sɪdiəs/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪdiəs/

adjective - working in a secret and gradual way to cause harm

patriotism
patriotism - vlastenectví
BrE
/'peɪtriətɪzəm/
AmE
/'peɪtriətɪzəm/

noun - the love for one's country and willingness to defend it

 
deign - snížit se (k něčemu), uráčit se
BrE
/'deɪn/
AmE
/'deɪn/

verb - to do something that you think is below your dignity

 
elite - elita
BrE
/eɪ'li:t/
AmE
/eɪ'li:t/

noun - the people that are superior to others, the best ones