preventive - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
preventative - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
idealise - idealizovat (si)
BrE
/aɪ'di:əlaɪz/
AmE
/aɪ'di:əlaɪz/

verb - to represent something or someone much better than they really are

 
collect - hromadit se
BrE
/kə'lekt/
AmE
/kə'lekt/

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

 
inadequacy - neschopnost
BrE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/
AmE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/

noun - the state of not being confident enough to deal with something

 
retrospective - zpětný, retrospektivní
BrE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/
AmE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/

adjective - relating to or connected with something that happened in the past

 
salivate - slintat, slinit (i přeneseně)
BrE
/'sælɪveɪt/
AmE
/'sælɪveɪt/

verb - to produce more saliva in the mouth than usual (also figuratively)

 
provocation - provokace, provokování
BrE
/ˌprɒvə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌprɑ:və'keɪʃn/

noun - the act that is intended to make someone angry or upset

 
moralise - moralizovat
BrE
/'mɒrəlaɪz/
AmE
/'mɔ:rəlaɪz/

verb - to tell other people what is right and what is not

 
criminally - tresně
BrE
/'krɪmɪnəli/
AmE
/'krɪmɪnəli/

adverb - in a way that relates to punishing or committing illegal activities

 
handout - dar (chudým)
BrE
/'hændaʊt/
AmE
/'hændaʊt/

noun - money, food, or clothing that are given free to someone poor

off the top of your head
off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy
BrE
/əfðəˌtɒpəvjɔ:'hed/
AmE
/əfðəˌtɑ:pəvjɔ:r'hed/

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 
slippery slope - šikmá plocha, riskantní situace
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sləʊp/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sloʊp/

noun - an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems

 
for fun - z legrace, ze srandy, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə 'fʌn/
AmE
/fər 'fʌn/

adverb - doing something to enjoy yourself rather than because it is important

 
bring - způsobit, přivézt, uvést (do stavu)
BrE
/'brɪŋ/
AmE
/'brɪŋ/

verb - to cause a particular state or condition of something or somebody