morale - morálka
BrE
/mə'rɑ:l/
AmE
/mə'ræl/

noun - the amount of confidence and cheerfulness that a person or a group has at a particular time

 
see you - uvidíme se (kde, kdy)
BrE
/'si: ˌju:/
AmE
/'si: ˌju:/

phrase - a phrase used to say goodbye and confirm when or where you will see the other person

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

teeter-totter
teeter-totter - houpačka
BrE
/'ti:təˌtɒtə/
AmE
/'ti:t̬ərˌtɑ:t̬ər/

noun, American English - a board on whose ends children can sit and when one goes down, the other goes up

measuring tape
measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 
groom - upravit, urovnat, vyhladit, učesat (přeneseně)
BrE
/'gru:m/
AmE
/'gru:m/

verb - to improve the look or condition of something or someone to make them more acceptable or agreeable

 
personnel - personální (oddělení)
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'nel/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'nel/

noun - the part of a company that looks after its employees and is responsible for hiring new employees

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

clamp
clamp - botička na auto
BrE
/'klæmp/
AmE
/'klæmp/

noun, British English - a metal device that is fixed to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally

asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

fill in
fill in - sdělit podrobnosti, zasvětit
BrE
/ˌfɪl'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌfɪl'ɪn/

verb - to tell someone the details about something they missed or something they want to know more about

lifeboat
lifeboat - záchranný člun
BrE
/'laɪfbəʊt/
AmE
/'laɪfboʊt/

noun - a small boat that is sent out to save people who are in danger in the water

fender-bender
fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda
BrE
/'fendəˌbendə/
AmE
/'fendərˌbendər/

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged