wax
wax - vosk
BrE
/'wæks/
AmE
/'wæks/

noun - a soft solid material that melts when it is heated; it is used for making candles etc.

 
wee - čurat (dětsky)
BrE
/'wi:/
AmE
/'wi:/

verb, informal - to pee (used by children)

wee
wee - malinký, malý
BrE
/'wi:/
AmE
/'wi:/

adjective, informal - little, tiny

 
appreciable - patrný
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃəbl/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃəbl/

adjective - large enough to be measured; considerable

 
indulgent - shovívavý
BrE
/ɪn'dʌldʒənt/
AmE
/ɪn'dʌldʒənt/

adjective - tolerant

 
incite - podněcovat, provokovat, vyprovokovat
BrE
/ɪn'saɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'saɪt/

verb - to provoke someone to do something violent etc.

 
spur - podnítit
BrE
/'spɜ:/
AmE
/'spɜ:r/

verb - to stimulate or strongly encourage something

 
elicit - vyvolat (např. reakci)
BrE
/ɪ'lɪsɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'lɪsɪt/

verb - to provoke or call for something (e.g. a reaction, response etc.)

 
at a premium - vzácný
BrE
/'æt ə pri:mɪəm/
AmE
/'æt̬ ə pri:miəm/

adjective - valuable because being rare

 
inundate - zaplavit
BrE
/'ɪnʌndeɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnʌndeɪt/

verb, formal - to flood something with water etc.

 
expedite - urychlit (proces), popohnat (proces)
BrE
/'ekspədaɪt/
AmE
/'ekspədaɪt/

verb - to speed up a process

 
yardstick - měřítko (čeho)
BrE
/'jɑ:dstɪk/
AmE
/'jɑ:rdstɪk/

noun - a measure that can be used for comparison

 
dearth - nedostatek
BrE
/'dɜ:θ/
AmE
/'dɜ:rθ/

noun - (formal) a lack of something, a shortage of something

handy
handy - šikovný, dovedný
BrE
/'hændi/
AmE
/'hændi/

adjective - skilful

 
requirement - požadavek
BrE
/rɪ'kwaɪəmənt/
AmE
/rɪ'kwaɪərmənt/

noun - something that is demanded or needed