rack your brains - lámat si hlavu, namáhat si hlavu
BrE
/ˌræk jɔ: 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌræk jɔ:r 'breɪnz/

verb - to think very hard about something

 
contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí
BrE
/'kɒntrəri tʊ 'pɒpjələ bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrəri tʊ 'pɑ:pjələr bɪ'li:f/

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 
beyond belief - k nevíře, neuvěřitelný
BrE
/bɪ'jɒnd bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/bɪ'jɑ:nd bɪ'li:f/

adjective - difficult or impossible to believe

pressie
pressie - dáreček, prezent
BrE
/'prezi/
AmE
/'prezi/

noun, British English, informal - a present (British English, informal)

 
breeder - chovatel, pěstitel
BrE
/'bridə/
AmE
/'bridər/

noun - a person who breeds animals or plants

 
overheads - režíjní náklady
BrE
/'əʊvəhedz/
AmE
/'əʊvərhedz/

noun, British English - regular and essential expenses that you have when you are running a business, such as salaries, electricity, rent, etc.

 
cardiac arrest - srdeční zástava
BrE
/'kɑ:diæk ə'rest/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdiæk ə'rest/

noun - a state in which the heart stops beating

 
mediate - vyjednat (jako prostředník)
BrE
/'mi:dieɪt/
AmE
/'mi:dieɪt/

verb - to try to help two people or groups involved in a disagreement to find a solution to their problems

 
atrocity - krutost, zvěrstvo
BrE
/ə'trɒsəti/
AmE
/ə'trɑ:səti/

noun - a very cruel and shocking act, especially in a war

 
misbehaviour - nevhodné chování, přečin
BrE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪvjə/
AmE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪvjər/

noun, British English - behaviour that is considered unacceptable to other people

blemish
blemish - skvrnka, skvrna (vada), kaz, vada (na vzhledu)
BrE
/'blemɪʃ/
AmE
/'blemɪʃ/

noun - a mark on something that makes it look less beautiful

 
gutted - zdeptaný, zničený
BrE
/'gʌtɪd/
AmE
/'gʌtɪd/

adjective, British English, informal - extremely disappointed and unhappy about something that has happened

indigenous
indigenous - domorodý, původní
BrE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/

adjective, formal - having always lived in a particular place rather than coming there from another place

 
sirloin - zadní roštěná, svíčková
BrE
/'sɜ:lɔɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rlɔɪn/

noun - a good quality piece of beef cut from a cow's back

 
assume - převzít (odpovědnost, moc ap.)
BrE
/ə'sju:m/
AmE
/ə'su:m/

verb, formal - to take or begin to have responsibility, control or power