goose flesh - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/
AmE
/'gu:sˌfleʃ/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

goosebumps
goosebumps - husí kůže
BrE
/'gu:sbʌmps/
AmE
/'gu:sbʌmps/

noun, British English - small bumps that appear on your skin when you're afraid, cold etc.

 
payday - den výplaty, výplatní den
BrE
/'peɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'peɪdeɪ/

noun - the day you receive money for the work you've done

 
pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise
pay rise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌraɪz/
AmE
/'peɪˌraɪz/

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

commodious
commodious - prostorný (formální)
BrE
/kə'məʊdɪəs/
AmE
/kə'moʊdɪəs/

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy
roomy - prostorný
BrE
/'ru:mi/
AmE
/'ru:mi/

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy
airy - vzdušný
BrE
/'eəri/
AmE
/'eri/

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties
Smarties - lentilky
BrE
/'smɑ:tiz/
AmE
/'smɑ:rtiz/

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 
contact lenses - kontaktní čočky
BrE
/'kɒntæktˌlenzɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntæktˌlenzɪz/

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 
searchlight - reflektor
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

 
check-up - prohlídka (lékařská)
BrE
/'tʃekʌp/
AmE
/'tʃekʌp/

noun - a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy