bookworm - knihomol
BrE
/'bʊkwɜ:m/
AmE
/'bʊkwɜ:rm/

noun, informal - somebody who spends a lot of time reading books

 
beeline - mazat (někam), letět (někam)
BrE
/'bi:laɪn/
AmE
/'bi:laɪn/

verb, American English, informal - to walk or run quickly in a direct line

 
historian - historik, dějepisec
BrE
/hɪ'stɔ:rɪən/
AmE
/hɪ'stɔ:rɪən/

noun - a person who studies history, an expert in history

copycat
copycat - kdo se opičí (po někom), napodobenina, kdo napodobuje jiné, napodobitel
BrE
/'kɒpikæt/
AmE
/'kɑ:pikæt/

noun, informal - a person who just copies what somebody else does

 
pay off - vyplatit (se), vyplácet (se)
BrE
/ˌpeɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpeɪ'ɑ:f/

verb - to be worth it, to produce a desired result

 
from - na (předložka uvádějící příčinu)
BrE
/'frɒm/
AmE
/'frɑ:m/

preposition - a preposition used to express the cause of something

 
business day - pracovní den
BrE
/'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/

noun - a day on which banks and businesses are open

 
exposure - vystavení se, vystavování se (čemu)
BrE
/ɪk'spəʊʒə/
AmE
/ɪk'spoʊʒər/

noun - to be in a situation that might affect you

 
shuttle - kyvadlová doprava, spoj
BrE
/'ʃʌtl/
AmE
/'ʃʌt̬l/

noun - a vehicle which makes frequent journeys between two places

 
question - pochybnost
BrE
/'kwestʃən/
AmE
/'kwestʃən/

noun - doubt, a feeling of not being sure about something

 
chance - riziko, hrozba
BrE
/'tʃɑ:ns/
AmE
/'tʃæns/

noun - a possibility that something unpleasant or dangerous will happen

 
early bird - ranní ptáče (o člověku)
BrE
/'ɜ:liˌbɜ:d/
AmE
/'ɜ:rliˌbɜ:rd/

noun - a person who gets up early in the morning

 
in trouble - (být) v průšvihu, v maléru, (mít) malér
BrE
/ɪn 'trʌbəl/
AmE
/ɪn 'trʌbəl/

adverb - in a situation in which you can be punished

 
ex - bejvalka, bejvalej (např. partner)
BrE
/'eks/
AmE
/'eks/

noun, informal - a person who was your partner in the past

 
Reverend - reverend
BrE
/'revərənd/
AmE
/'revərənd/

noun - the title of a priest in the Christian church