childishly - dětinsky
BrE
/'tʃaɪldɪʃli/
AmE
/'tʃaɪldɪʃli/

adverb - like a child, in a way that's typical for a child

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
explosive - výbušný
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to explode easily

 
childless - bezdětný
BrE
/'tʃaɪldləs/
AmE
/'tʃaɪldləs/

adjective - not having any children

 
dauntless - neohrožený
BrE
/'dɔ:ntlɪs/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntləs/

adjective, literary - not intimidated easily, brave

 
dauntingly - znepokojivě, až děsivě
BrE
/'dɔ:ntɪŋli/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that makes someone worried or scared, esp. by making something appear too difficult

daunting
daunting - znepokojující, odrazující, složitě vypadající, zdánlivě nezvládnutelný
BrE
/'dɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - making someone worried or scared, esp. because something appears to be too difficult or impossible to do

pick sb's brains
pick sb's brains - tahat rozumy (z někoho)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒdiz 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɑ:diz 'breɪnz/

verb, informal - to ask somebody a lot of questions about something, especially because they know a lot about it

copycat
copycat - opičit se (po někom), napodobovat (někoho)
BrE
/'kɒpikæt/
AmE
/'kɑ:pikæt/

verb, informal - to copy what somebody else does

 
tide over - pomoci překonat, pomoci překlenout období
BrE
/ˌtaɪd'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtaɪd'oʊvər/

verb - to help someone get through a difficult period of time by providing them with what they need

 
press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to
BrE
/ˌpres'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpres'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

delicates
delicates - jemné prádlo
BrE
/'delɪkəts/
AmE
/'delɪkəts/

noun - clothes that should be washed carefully

out of this world
out of this world - neskutečný, úchvatný
BrE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:ld/
AmE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:rld/

adjective, informal - extremely good or beautiful

 
make up - napracovat, nahradit si, dohnat
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to compensate for work you missed, for not working hard enough etc.

 
lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future