alimony - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'æləməni/
AmE
/'æləmoʊni/

noun, American English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
maintenance - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun, British English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
maintenance - udržení, zachování
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun - the act of making something continue in the same way or at the same standard

 
root and branch - celkový, kompletní, důkladný
BrE
/ˌru:tən'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/ˌru:t̬ən'bræntʃ/

adjective - complete, done in a way that doesn't leave anything out

 
root and branch - celkově, kompletně, důkladně
BrE
/ˌru:tən'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/ˌru:t̬ən'bræntʃ/

adverb - completely, in a way that doesn't leave anything out

 
flawlessly - bezvadně, dokonale, bezchybně
BrE
/'flɔ:ləsli/
AmE
/'flɔ:ləsli/

adverb - perfectly, without a flaw

 
hard-earned - těžce vydřený, zasloužený
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'ɜ:nd/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'ɜ:rnd/

adjective - well deserved because you have put in a lot of work or effort

 
co-pilot - druhý pilot
BrE
/'kəʊˌpaɪlət/
AmE
/'koʊˌpaɪlət/

noun - the second pilot on a plane

captain
captain - kapitán (letadla)
BrE
/'kæptɪn/
AmE
/'kæptɪn/

noun - the person in charge of a plane or a ship

 
thrust - tah (motoru), síla (motoru)
BrE
/'θrʌst/
AmE
/'θrʌst/

noun - the force of a jet or rocket engine necessary to push something forward

 
excel - vynikat, excelovat
BrE
/ɪk'sel/
AmE
/ɪk'sel/

verb - to be very good at something

 
coursebook - učebnice
BrE
/'kɔ:sbʊk/
AmE
/'kɔ:rsbʊk/

noun - a book used by students regularly on a particular course of study

 
tourist office - turistická kancelář, informace
BrE
/'tʊərɪst ɒfɪs/
AmE
/'tʊrɪst ɑ:fɪs/

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

pilgrimage
pilgrimage - pouť (náboženská)
BrE
/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/

noun - a journey to a special place for religious reasons

 
in progress - probíhající, v procesu
BrE
/ɪn 'prəʊgres/
AmE
/ɪn 'prɑ:gres/

phrase, formal - happening at this time