build-up - nárůst, vzrůst
BrE
/'bɪldˌʌp/
AmE
/'bɪldˌʌp/

noun - an increase in number, volume etc. over a period of time

 
steal a march on - získat výhodu nad (kým), vypálit někomu rybník,
BrE
/ˌsti:l ə 'mɑ:tʃ ɒn/
AmE
/ˌsti:l ə 'mɑ:rtʃ ɑ:n/

verb - to gain an advantage over someone by acting before they do

 
sleeve - pouzdro, obal
BrE
/'sli:v/
AmE
/'sli:v/

noun - a piece of material that fits over something to protect it

bedspread
bedspread - přehoz (na postel), přehoz na postel, pokrývka na postel
BrE
/'bedspred/
AmE
/'bedspred/

noun - a large sheet of cloth that is spread over a bed

overpass
overpass - nadjezd, mimoúrovňová křižovatka
BrE
/'əʊvəˌpɑ:s/
AmE
/'oʊvəˌpæs/

noun, American English - a kind of road crossing where one road goes over another

 
warden - dozorce, strážce
BrE
/'wɔ:dn/
AmE
/'wɔ:rdn/

noun - a person who watches over a place or people; a guard

skip
skip - skákat přes švihadlo
BrE
/'skɪp/
AmE
/'skɪp/

verb - to jump again and again over a piece of rope held by both ends in your hands and swinging over your head and under your feet

land-mine
land-mine - nášlapná mina
BrE
/'lændˌmaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌmaɪn/

noun - a bomb put under the ground which explodes when somebody steps on it or when a vehicle drives over it

landmine
landmine - nášlapná mina
BrE
/'lændˌmaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌmaɪn/

noun - a bomb put under the ground which explodes when somebody steps on it or when a vehicle drives over it

 
ski - lyže (jedna)
BrE
/'ski:/
AmE
/'ski:/

noun - one of the two long narrow pieces of wood or plastic fastened to your boots used for sliding over snow

stencil
stencil - šablona (např. pro nanášení vzoru)
BrE
/'stensl/
AmE
/'stensl/

noun - a thin piece plastic, paper or metal with various holes in it that you put on a surface and paint over it or sprinkle something over it

God
God - Bůh
BrE
/'gɒd/
AmE
/'gɑ:d/

noun - the one being that some people (usually Christians) believe in, pray to etc. because they believe He has a supernatural power over the whole world

 
override - převážit, přebít, dostat přednost, mít větší důležitost
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'raɪd/
AmE
/ˌoʊvə'raɪd/

verb - to be more important than something else and take precedence over it

stalker
stalker - stalker, kdo pronásleduje
BrE
/'stɔ:kə/
AmE
/'stɑ:kər/

noun - someone who follows and harasses somebody over a long period of time

 
large-scale - ve velkém, rozsáhlý
BrE
/ˌlɑ:dʒ 'skeɪl/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:rdʒ 'skeɪl/

adjective - involving a lot of things or people, especially over a large area