lecture - přednášet, učit, prezentovat
BrE
/'lektʃə/
AmE
/'lektʃər/

verb - to give a talk to a group of people, usually at a college or a university

 
lounge lizard - kavárenský povaleč, vymetač večírků
BrE
/'laʊndʒ lɪzəd/
AmE
/'laʊndʒ lɪzərd/

noun, dated - a person who spends a lot of time in nightclubs, pubs, etc. where rich people gather

 
hyperactivity - hyperaktivita
BrE
/ˌhaɪpəræk'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌhaɪpəræk'tɪvət̬i/

noun - the state of being unable to relax or keep quiet, having more energy than is normal

burn ointment
burn ointment - mastička na popáleniny
BrE
/'bɜ:n ˌɔɪntmənt/
AmE
/'bɜ:rn ˌɔɪntmənt/

noun - a kind of sticky substance that is rubbed on the skin in order to heal burns

piggy bank
piggy bank - prasátko, pokladnička, kasička
BrE
/'pɪgi bæŋk/
AmE
/'pɪgi bæŋk/

noun - a container in the form of a plastic or ceramic pig, into which children put coins

and so on
and so on - a tak dále
BrE
/ˌænd səʊ'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌænd soʊ'ɑ:n/

adverb - a phrase used at the end of a list to show that the list goes on

trailer
trailer - přívěs, přívěsné vozidlo
BrE
/'treɪlə/
AmE
/'treɪlər/

noun - a kind of a box with wheels that is pulled by a car or a truck

 
network - seznamovat se (pracovně)
BrE
/'netwɜ:k/
AmE
/'netwɜ:rk/

verb - to meet or contact people for the purpose of business opportunities, sharing information, getting advice etc.

break-in
break-in - vloupání, vloupačka
BrE
/'breɪkɪn/
AmE
/'breɪkɪn/

noun - the illegal act of coming into somebody's house etc. in order to steal things from it

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
untangle - rozmotat, rozplést, vymotat (se)
BrE
/ʌn'tæŋgl/
AmE
/ʌn'tæŋgl/

verb - so separate pieces of wire, string etc. that have knots in them or have been twisted

 
agent - konatel, nositel, původce děje (lingvistický termín)
BrE
/'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person or a thing that is the initiator of an event; a term in linguistics

 
reconnaissance - průzkum (vojenský), prozkoumávání (vojenské)
BrE
/rɪ'kɒnɪsns/
AmE
/rɪ'kɑ:nəsns/

noun - the act of looking for information about an enemy, esp. by using military units, soldiers etc.

 
read up on - načíst si (o)
BrE
/ˌri:d'ʌpˌɒn/
AmE
/ˌri:d'ʌpˌɑ:n/

verb - to get a lot of information on a particular subject from books and other printed sources

 
loose tea - sypaný čaj
BrE
/'lu:s ˌti:/
AmE
/'lu:s ˌti:/

noun - tea in the form of dried leaves sold in a container rather than in individual teabags