light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 
vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka
BrE
/və'kæbjələri ˌnəʊtbʊk/
AmE
/və'kæbjəleri ˌnoʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned

 
momentarily - krátce, na chvilku, chvilkově
BrE
/'məʊməntrəli/
AmE
/ˌməʊmən'terəli/

adverb - for a short while

 
jobbing - na volné noze, nezávislý
BrE
/'dʒɒbɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:bɪŋ/

adjective, British English - working for different companies or different people, not having a regular job

windsurf
windsurf - windsurfovat, jezdit na windsurfu
BrE
/'wɪdsɜ:f/
AmE
/'wɪdsɜ:rf/

verb - to sail across water, standing on a special board and holding a large sail

 
detain - zadržet (na policií ap.)
BrE
/dɪ'teɪn/
AmE
/dɪ'teɪn/

verb - to force someone to stay in an official place, such as a prison, a police station or a hospital

 
check-in desk - odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/

noun - a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions

 
reel - navinout, natočit na naviják
BrE
/'ri:l/
AmE
/'ri:l/

verb - wind some wire, thread, rope etc. on kind of a round object

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 
insistence - trvání (na něčem), naléhání
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/

noun - an act of demanding something and refusing to accept any excuses

custom
custom - zakázkový, dělaný na zakázku
BrE
/'kʌstəm/
AmE
/'kʌstəm/

adjective, American English - designed or made for a particular person or company (only before noun)

Dumpster
Dumpster - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'dʌmpstə/
AmE
/'dʌmpstər/

noun, American English - (trademark) a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

skip
skip - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'skɪp/
AmE
/'skɪp/

noun, British English - a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

 
at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - not distant