beer fear - výčitky z kocoviny
BrE
/'bi:ə ˌfɪə/
AmE
/'bɪr ˌfɪr/

noun, British English, informal - the irrational state of regretting things you did when you were drunk, caused by a hangover

 
fairy godmother - hodná kmotra, pohádková sudička, dobrá víla
BrE
/ˌfeəri 'gɒdmʌðə/
AmE
/ˌferi 'gɑ:dmʌðər/

noun - a woman with magic powers that helps the main character in a story when in trouble

 
outspokenness - otevřenost, upřímnost
BrE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/
AmE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/

noun - the quality of saying your opinions openly and honestly, even if they shock or offend people

 
reprint - dotisk (dalších výtisků)
BrE
/'ri:prɪnt/
AmE
/'ri:prɪnt/

noun - an act of printing new copies of a book because all the others have been sold

 
phrasing - frázování (v hudbě)
BrE
/'freɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/'freɪzɪŋ/

noun, technical - the way in which a musician or singer divides a piece of music into separate parts

 
rigidity - nekompromisnost
BrE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/

noun - the attitude of someone who is not willing to change their way of behaving or thinking

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

 
vertigo - závrať
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪgəʊ/
AmE
/'vɜ:rt̬ɪgoʊ/

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

 
tut - zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)
BrE
/'tʌt/
AmE
/'tʌt/

verb - to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue

 
binge watching - sledování seriálů v kuse
BrE
/'bɪndʒˌwɒtʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒˌwɑ:tʃɪŋ/

noun, informal - the act of watching many episodes of a TV show in a short period of time

 
bond - dluhopis
BrE
/'bɒnd/
AmE
/'bɑ:nd/

noun - an agreement by a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent them

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
HMRC - finanční úřad
BrE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:r'si:/

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 
decipher - rozluštit, rozšifrovat
BrE
/dɪ'saɪfə/
AmE
/dɪ'saɪfər/

verb - to find out the meaning of something that is written poorly or in a hidden way

 
civil service - státní služba, státní správa
BrE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a sector of government composed of employees chosen on the basis of their ability and experience