dependence - závislost
BrE
/dɪ'pendəns/
AmE
/dɪ'pendəns/

noun - the situation in which you need someone or something to survive or be successful

 
acknowledge - potvrdit příjem
BrE
/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/ək'nɑ:lɪdʒ/

verb - to let the person who sent you something know that you have received it

 
paranoid - paranoidní
BrE
/'pærənɔɪd/
AmE
/'pærənɔɪd/

adjective - thinking that people are want to hurt you or that people don't like you

partition
partition - přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

verb - to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts

 
meaningful - významný (gesto, pohled, ap.)
BrE
/'mi:nɪŋfl/
AmE
/'mi:nɪŋfl/

adjective - (of a look or a gesture) intended to express something without anything being said

 
status quo - současný stav
BrE
/ˌsteɪtəs 'kwəʊ/
AmE
/ˌsteɪtəs 'kwəʊ/

noun - the situation as it is now, especially in contrast to a different possible situation

 
vacuum flask - termoska
BrE
/'vækju:m flɑ:sk/
AmE
/'vækju:m flæsk/

noun, British English - a container which is used to keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot

 
simile - přirovnání
BrE
/'sɪmɪli/
AmE
/'sɪmɪli/

noun - a phrase that compares something to something else, using the words as or like

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

cosmetics
cosmetics - kosmetika
BrE
/kɒz'metɪks/
AmE
/ka:z'met̬ɪks/

noun - products that people, especially women, put on their face or body to look better

 
be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce
BrE
/bi: ɒn 'straɪk/
AmE
/bi: ɑ:n 'straɪk/

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

mumble
mumble - mumlání
BrE
/'mʌmbl/
AmE
/'mʌmbl/

noun - words that are spoken in a way that is hard to hear and understand

 
upper - svršek (boty)
BrE
/'ʌpə/
AmE
/'ʌpər/

noun, informal - the top of a shoe that is attached to the sole and the heel

thinking
thinking - myšlení
BrE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/
AmE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/

noun - the process of using your mind to consider a problem or create an idea

 
commercially - komerčně, obchodně
BrE
/kə'mɜ:ʃəli/
AmE
/kə'mɜ:rʃeli/

adverb - in a way that relates to the buying and selling of goods and services