New Year's resolution - novoroční předsevzetí
BrE
/ˌnju: jɪəz ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/
AmE
/ˌnu: jɪrz ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/

noun - the decisions people tend to make at the beginning of a new year

 
gross - vydělat hrubého (před zdaněním)
BrE
/'grəʊs/
AmE
/'groʊs/

verb, formal - to earn a particular amount of money, before tax has been taken away

 
sauté - restovat, orestovat
BrE
/'səʊteɪ/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'teɪ/

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in a small amount of oil

 
prune back - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/
AmE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 
prune - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/'pru:n/
AmE
/'pru:n/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 
stub out - típnout, uhasit (cigaretu)
BrE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/

verb - to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end against something hard

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
dribble - odkapávat, kapat, stékat
BrE
/'drɪbl/
AmE
/'drɪbl/

verb - (of a liquid) to flow in a thin stream or small irregular drops

 
sickness - nevolnost
BrE
/'sɪknes/
AmE
/'sɪknes/

noun - a bad feeling in your stomach that makes you want to throw up

 
melt down - roztavit (kov apod.)
BrE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/

verb - to heat something solid, usually a metal object, until it becomes a liquid

 
hacking - hackování, nabourání se (do počítače apod.)
BrE
/'hækɪŋ/
AmE
/'hækɪŋ/

noun - breaking into somebody else's computer, server, phone etc. to obtain information illegally etc.

sugar lump
sugar lump - kostka cukru, hrudka cukru
BrE
/'ʃʊgə lʌmp/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər lʌmp/

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

sugar cube
sugar cube - kostka cukru
BrE
/'ʃʊgə kju:b/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər kju:b/

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

line
line - vystlat, potáhnout, obložit (vnitřek)
BrE
/'laɪn/
AmE
/'laɪn/

verb - to cover the inside of something with a thin layer of another material

 
score - naříznout, udělat rýhu, dělat rýhy, vyrýt zářez
BrE
/'skɔ:/
AmE
/'skɔ:r/

verb - to make a long cut or mark on a surface with something sharp