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

 
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

 
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.

 
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

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

 
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

infatuation
infatuation - zamilovanost, poblázněnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/

noun - the feeling of being in love or being very attracted to someone, especially for a short time

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

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

 
training - trénink, výcvik, školení
BrE
/'treɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnɪŋ/

noun - the process of learning new skills that would help you to do your job or activity better