detox - odvykací kůra, odvykačka
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

noun - a period in which the body tries to get rid of poisons or addictions to chemicals etc.

 
black sheep - černá ovce (o člověku)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/

noun, informal - one person in a group of people who is considered to be the outcast, the troublemaker etc.

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

 
weasel out - vykroutit, vyvléct, vymluvit se (z čeho)
BrE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to get out of doing something you are supposed to do or what you promised to do

 
cow - zastrašit, odstrašit, vyděsit
BrE
/'kaʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊ/

verb - to make someone afraid of you in order to make them listen to you or obey you

lozenge
lozenge - pastilka (např. proti kašli)
BrE
/'lɒzɪndʒ/
AmE
/'lɑ:zɪndʒ/

noun - a kind of candy you let dissolve in your mouth when you have a sore throat etc.

drops
drops - kapky (lék.)
BrE
/'drɒps/
AmE
/'drɑ:ps/

noun - a kind of liquid medicine that you put in small doses into your eyes, ears or nose

gift voucher
gift voucher - dárková poukázka, dárkový kupon
BrE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃə/
AmE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃər/

noun - a piece of paper, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods in a shop

break
break - prázdniny
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school and can travel and relax instead

 
malpractice - pracovní nedbalost, pochybení
BrE
/ˌmæl'præktɪs/
AmE
/mæl'præktɪs/

noun - (esp. of a doctor) to do something wrong by not being careful, by doing something illegal etc.

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)
BrE
/'ʃru:m/
AmE
/'ʃru:m/

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug

 
cyberbullying - kyberšikana
BrE
/'saɪbəbʊliɪŋ/
AmE
/'saɪbərbʊliɪŋ/

noun - the activity of using the internet to frighten or harm someone, especially by sending them offensive messages

trial and error
trial and error - (např. metoda) pokus-omyl, metoda pokusu a omylu
BrE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erər/

noun - a way of solving a problem by trying several different methods until you find the successful one

 
odd - lichý (číslo)
BrE
/'ɒd/
AmE
/'ɑ:d/

adjective - a number that you cannot easily divide by two, e.g. 1, 3, 5 etc, opposite of 'even'