shy away
shy away - vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

 
shy - splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/

verb - (esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear

 
colour-blind - barvoslepý
BrE
/'kʌlə blaɪnd/
AmE
/'kʌlər blaɪnd/

adjective, British English - not able to see colours or the difference between some colours

 
rest - opěra, podpěra
BrE
/'rest/
AmE
/'rest/

noun - an object that is used to support the weight of something

 
kleptomaniac - kleptoman
BrE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/
AmE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/

noun - a person who has a strong uncontrollable desire to steal things

 
sink in - vsáknout se, vsakovat se
BrE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/

verb - (usually of liquid) to pass into something solid through its surface

 
queue-jumping - předbíhání (ve frontě)
BrE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - going to the front of a queue instead of the back

 
constipation - zácpa (střevní)
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/

noun - having problem to get rid of solid waste in your body

chirrup
chirrup - švitořit, cvrlikat, štěbetat
BrE
/'tʃɪrəp/
AmE
/'tʃɪrəp/

verb - to make sharp high-pitched sounds, like small birds or insects

 
rework - přepracovat
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rk/

verb - to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.

 
semifinal - semifinále
BrE
/'semɪfaɪnl/
AmE
/'semɪfaɪnl/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

 
semi - semifinále
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

 
abortion - interrupce (přerušení těhotenství)
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun - a medical operation to end pregnancy, usually at an early stage

 
round-trip - zpáteční
BrE
/'raʊndtrɪp/
AmE
/'raʊndtrɪp/

adjective - going to a place and then return where you started from

 
picture - představit si (vizuálně)
BrE
/'pɪktʃə/
AmE
/'pɪktʃər/

verb - to create an image of someone or something in your mind