strabismus - šilhavost, šilhání
BrE
/strə'bɪzməs/
AmE
/strə'bɪzməs/

noun, technical - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

squint
squint - šilhavost, šilhání, strabismus
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

noun - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

 
imminence - bezprostřednost, blízkost
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəns/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnəns/

noun - the state of something going to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 
groom - upravit, urovnat, vyhladit, učesat (přeneseně)
BrE
/'gru:m/
AmE
/'gru:m/

verb - to improve the look or condition of something or someone to make them more acceptable or agreeable

 
personnel - personální (oddělení)
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'nel/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'nel/

noun - the part of a company that looks after its employees and is responsible for hiring new employees

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush

 
good riddance - naštěstí je to pryč, dobře, že je to pryč
BrE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/
AmE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/

phrase - a phrase we use when we are glad we lost something or we got rid of something

Post-it
Post-it - samolepící lísteček na vzkazy
BrE
/'pəʊst ɪt/
AmE
/'pəʊst ɪt/

noun - (trademark) a small colored piece of paper that is sticky on one side, used for short messages

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
twitch - cuknout
BrE
/'twɪtʃ/
AmE
/'twɪtʃ/

verb - to make a sudden, quick movement with a part of your body, that you sometimes cannot control

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
play at - hrát na (něco)
BrE
/'pleɪˌæt/
AmE
/'pleɪˌæt/

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game