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

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

 
C - cé, céčko (známka)
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/

noun - a mark for an exam or a piece of work that shows that your work is average

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
right-wing - pravicový (politicky)
BrE
/'raɪtˌwɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌ'raɪtˌwɪŋ/

adjective - connected with the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market

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

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

 
chronic - věčný, chronický (problém, onemocnění ap.)
BrE
/'krɒnɪk/
AmE
/'krɑ:nɪk/

adjective - (of a disease or something bad) lasting for a very long time, difficult to cure or solve

 
make up - zajistit, dát dohromady (např. nějaký peněžní obnos)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/'meɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to add something to make an amount of something as large as it should be, especially money

 
quinine - chinin
BrE
/kwɪ'ni:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'naɪn/

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

 
variety meats - vnitřnosti (k vaření), droby
BrE
/və'raɪəti ˌmi:ts/
AmE
/və'raɪət̬i ˌmi:ts/

noun, American English - the organs of animals (livers, kidneys, hearts etc.), tails, feet etc. that some people cook and eat

offal
offal - vnitřnosti (k vaření), droby
BrE
/'ɒfl/
AmE
/'ɑ:fl/

noun - the organs of animals (livers, kidneys, hearts etc.), tails, feet etc. that some people cook and eat