lessee - nájemce
BrE
/le'si:/
AmE
/le'si:/

noun, formal - someone who uses someone else's house, building or piece of land on a lease

 
lessor - pronajímatel
BrE
/le'sɔə/
AmE
/le'sɔər/

noun, formal - someone who lets you use their house, building or piece of land on a lease

roach
roach - šváb
BrE
/'rəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'roʊtʃ/

noun, American English - a large brown insect that you can find in very dirty places (am.)

 
indifferently - lhostejně
BrE
/ɪn'dɪfrəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪfərəntli/

adverb - without care or interest

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

 
possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

hamlet
hamlet - vesnička, víska
BrE
/'hæmlət/
AmE
/'hæmlət/

noun - a small village

 
lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
as such - jako takový
BrE
/æz'sʌtʃ/
AmE
/æz'sʌtʃ/

adverb - by itself, in the exact meaning of the word

 
per se - jako takový, sám o sobě
BrE
/ˌpɜ:'seɪ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:r'seɪ/

adverb - by itself, in itself

 
hooked - zahnutý
BrE
/'hʊkt/
AmE
/'hʊkt/

adjective - shaped like a hook

 
faux pas - faux pas, společenská chyba, trapná chyba
BrE
/ˌfəʊ 'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfoʊ 'pɑ:/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation

fingers crossed
fingers crossed - držím palce
BrE
/ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

phrase - a phrase used to wish somebody good luck

cross one's fingers
cross one's fingers - držet (někomu) palce
BrE
/'krɒs wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/'krɑ:s wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/

verb - to wish someone luck