kitty - fond, bank
BrE
/'kɪti/
AmE
/'kɪt̬i/

noun - an amount of money put together by a number of people to be used in a specific way, an amount of money you can win in a game of cards etc.

 
rationale - odůvodnění, důvod, logické vysvětlení, zdůvodnění, základní princip
BrE
/ˌræʃə'nɑ:l/
AmE
/ˌræʃə'næl/

noun, formal - the set of reasons or logical basis for a course of action or belief

central reservation
central reservation - střední dělicí pás
BrE
/'sentrəl ˌrezə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/'sentrəl ˌrezər'veɪʃn/

noun - the strip of land or barrier between two directions of traffic on a road

 
common ground - společná řeč, společné východisko, shoda
BrE
/ˌkɒmən 'graʊnd/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən 'graʊnd/

noun - a shared basis of understanding or mutual interests; an area of agreement between parties

litigation
litigation - soudní spor, soudní řízení, právní spor
BrE
/ˌlɪtɪ'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌlɪtɪ'geɪʃn/

noun, technical - the process of taking legal action or resolving disputes in a court of law

 
resourcefulness - vynalézavost, nápaditost
BrE
/rɪ'zɔ:sflnəs/
AmE
/rɪ'sɔ:rsflnəs/

noun - the state of being imaginative and capable of solving problems in a new way

jaded
jaded - otrávený, znuděný, utahaný, unavený
BrE
/'dʒeɪdɪd/
AmE
/'dʒeɪdɪd/

adjective, informal - bored or tired of something, especially because you have had too much of it

biplane
biplane - dvojplošník
BrE
/'baɪpleɪn/
AmE
/'baɪpleɪn/

noun - an obsolete type of airplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other

medley
medley - směska (hudební), hudební směska
BrE
/'ˌmedli/
AmE
/'ˌmedli/

noun - a piece of music made from parts of different songs played one after another

churn
churn - zvedat se (žaludek)
BrE
/'tʃɜ:n/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rn/

verb - (of the stomach) to feel sick or uncomfortable because of nervousness, anxiety, or disgust

 
spatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout
BrE
/'spætə/
AmE
/'spæt̬ər/

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something

trifle
trifle - vrstvený dort s piškotem, ovocem, krémem a šlehačkou
BrE
/'traɪfl/
AmE
/'traɪfl/

noun, British English - a British dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit, custard and whipped cream

 
swing - swing (tanec)
BrE
/'swɪŋ/
AmE
/'swɪŋ/

noun - one of the social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music

 
adoption - adopce, osvojení
BrE
/ə'dɒpʃn/
AmE
/ə'dɑ:pʃn/

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

 
tile - taška (střešní), střešní taška
BrE
/'taɪl/
AmE
/'taɪl/

noun - one of the thin curved pieces of baked clay that are put on roofs