press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to
BrE
/ˌpres'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpres'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

delicates
delicates - jemné prádlo
BrE
/'delɪkəts/
AmE
/'delɪkəts/

noun - clothes that should be washed carefully

 
auto - auto, automobil
BrE
/'ɔ:təʊ/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬oʊ/

noun, American English - a car

domineering
domineering - despotický, panovačný
BrE
/dɒmɪ'nɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/dɑ:mɪ'nɪərɪŋ/

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots
bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)
BrE
/'bɒsiˌbu:ts/
AmE
/'bɑ:siˌbu:ts/

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

tier
tier - úroveň, stupeň, patro
BrE
/'tɪə/
AmE
/'tɪr/

noun - one of several levels or layers that are placed one above the other

 
sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 
banister - zábradlí
BrE
/'bænɪstə/
AmE
/'bænɪstər/

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

 
stairway - schody, schodiště
BrE
/'steəweɪ/
AmE
/'sterweɪ/

noun - a set of stairs

 
rusty - pozapomenutý, zašlý
BrE
/'rʌsti/
AmE
/'rʌsti/

adjective - not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it a long time

 
horizon - obzor, přehled, rozhled, znalost
BrE
/hə'raɪzn/
AmE
/hə'raɪzn/

noun - the limit of someone's ideas, interests, desires and knowledge

 
out of - mimo, z (např. dosahu)
BrE
/'aʊtəv/
AmE
/'aʊt̬əv/

preposition - from a position near something to a position distant from it

 
burn to a crisp - shořet na uhel, spálit na uhel
BrE
/ˌbɜ:n tə ə 'krɪsp/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rn tə ə 'krɪsp/

verb - to be completely burnt