scoff - vysmívat se, říci s výsměchem
BrE
/'skɒf/
AmE
/'skɑ:f/

verb - to say something in a mocking way

 
soft drink - nealko, nealkoholický nápoj
BrE
/'sɒft drɪŋk/
AmE
/'sɑ:ft drɪŋk/

noun - a cold drink that doesn't contain alcohol

 
bachelorette - mladá svobodná žena
BrE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/
AmE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/

noun, American English - a young woman who is not married

 
peachy - broskvový
BrE
/'pi:tʃi/
AmE
/'pi:tʃi/

adjective - looking, tasting or smelling like a peach

hairpin
hairpin - zatáčka v serpentině, ostrá zatáčka
BrE
/'heəpɪn/
AmE
/'herpɪn/

noun - a U-shaped bend in the road

 
switchback - zatáčka v serpentině
BrE
/'swɪtʃbæk/
AmE
/'swɪtʃbæk/

noun, American English - a U-shaped bend in the road

 
off-key - nemístný, nevhodný
BrE
/ˌɒf'ki:/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'ki:/

adjective - inappropriate, not right for a particular situation

 
cash in your chips - zaklepat bačkorama, zemřít, natáhnout brka
BrE
/ˌkæʃ'ɪn jɔ: 'tʃɪps/
AmE
/ˌkæʃ'ɪn jɔ:r 'tʃɪps/

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

 
meet your maker - setkat se se stvořitelem, zemřít
BrE
/ˌmi:t jɔ: 'meɪkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:t jɔ:r 'meɪkər/

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

 
call up - zavolat někomu, brnknout někomu
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make a telephone call to someone

 
well balanced - vyrovnaný (člověk)
BrE
/ˌwel 'bælənst/
AmE
/ˌwel 'bælənst/

adjective - (of a person) not having emotional problems

 
farce - fraška (divadelní)
BrE
/'fɑ:s/
AmE
/'fɑ:rs/

noun - a humorous play based on unlikely situations

 
shoot up - prudce stoupnout, vyletět nahoru
BrE
/ˌʃu:t'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌʃu:t̬'ʌp/

verb - to rise by a large amount abruptly

 
shortcoming - nedostatek, slabina
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tkʌmɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtkʌmɪŋ/

noun - a fault or weakness that someone has

 
inclined - nadaný, talentovaný
BrE
/ɪn'klaɪnd/
AmE
/ɪn'klaɪnd/

adjective - having a natural technical, musical, etc. ability