dead nettle
dead nettle - hluchavka
BrE
/'dedˌnetl/
AmE
/'dedˌnet̬l/

noun - a wild plant that is similar to a nettle, but doesn't sting

 
obligated - povinen, zavázán
BrE
/'ɒblɪgeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ɑ:blɪgeɪtɪd/

adjective - feeling that you have a legal or moral duty to do something

touch on
touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se
BrE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

hygiene
hygiene - hygiena
BrE
/'haɪdʒi:n/
AmE
/'haɪdʒi:n/

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

 
unusually - neobyčejně, nezvykle, zvláštně
BrE
/ʌn'ju:ʒʊəli/
AmE
/ʌn'ju:ʒʊəli/

adverb - to emphasize that something or someone has more exceptional quality than normal

 
soft - jemný (o barvě)
BrE
/'sɒft/
AmE
/'sɑ:ft/

adjective - (of color) pleasant to look at, relaxing, not too bright or dark

blow a raspberry
blow a raspberry - odfrknout (s jazykem mezi rty), prdět pusou
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə 'rɑ:zbəri/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə 'ræzberi/

verb - to make a rude sound by sticking your tongue out and blowing

 
invoke - vyvolat, vyvolávat (např. pocit, vzpomínky)
BrE
/ɪn'vəʊk/
AmE
/ɪn'voʊk/

verb - to make someone remember something or have a particular feeling about something

 
scrap - zbavit se, zrušit, dát do starého železa, dá do šrotu
BrE
/'skræp/
AmE
/'skræp/

verb - to get rid of something that is not useful or practical anymore

 
match - oponent, protějšek (srovnatelných nebo vyšších kvalit)
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

noun - someone or something with similar strength, skills or intelligence to their opponent

 
meander - nemít žádný účel
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a conversation, activity, etc.) to have no particular purpose or direction

 
lucky charm - talisman pro štěstí
BrE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:m/
AmE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:rm/

noun - an object or a person that is believed to bring good luck

 
subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)
BrE
/'sʌbsədi/
AmE
/'sʌbsədi/

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 
competitive - konkurenceschopný
BrE
/kəm'petɪtɪv/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - able to compete with others, as good as others or slightly better

 
disrupt - rušit, přerušit
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpt/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpt/

verb - to cause difficulties that prevent an event or process from continuing normally