afterthought - dodatečná myšlenka, dodatečný nápad
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəθɔ:t/
AmE
/'æftərθɔ:t/

noun - something that was thought of or added later, often coming too late to be of much use

 
fizzle out - vyšumět, vyjít do ztracena
BrE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/
AmE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/

verb, informal - to gradually end or become less successful

 
fizzle - šumět, syčet
BrE
/'fɪzl/
AmE
/'fɪzl/

verb - to make a weak sound similar to a long 's'

 
increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení
BrE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/
AmE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

pompous
pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný
BrE
/'pɒmpəs/
AmE
/'pɑ:mpəs/

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 
in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'nəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'noʊ/

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 
galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)
BrE
/'gæli/
AmE
/'gæli/

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

 
next of kin - nejbližší příbuzný
BrE
/ˌnekstəv'kɪn/
AmE
/ˌnekstəv'kɪn/

noun, formal - the closest living family member or relative

eyesight
eyesight - zrak
BrE
/'aɪsaɪt/
AmE
/'aɪsaɪt/

noun - one of the five senses that enables you to see with your eyes

 
pan out - nést ovoce, mít výsledky
BrE
/pæn 'aʊt/
AmE
/pæn 'aʊt/

verb, informal - to develop in a successful way

 
adoption - adopce, osvojení
BrE
/ə'dɒpʃn/
AmE
/ə'dɑ:pʃn/

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

 
truthfully - pravdivě, po pravdě
BrE
/'tru:θfəli/
AmE
/'tru:θfəli/

adverb - in an honest way

 
hubris - namyšlenost, arogance
BrE
/'hju:brɪs/
AmE
/'hju:brɪs/

noun, literary - the fact of being too proud

 
mildly - mírně, lehce
BrE
/'maɪldli/
AmE
/'maɪldli/

adverb - slightly

 
by and large - v podstatě, celkově
BrE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:rdʒ/

phrase - used when you are saying something about a situation and you considered everything together