half fare - poloviční jizdné
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'feə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'feər/

noun - the sum paid for a journey on public transport, by certain groups such as pensioners, children etc.

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

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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
memo - interní zpráva (písemná)
BrE
/'meməʊ/
AmE
/'meməʊ/

noun - a message or other information that is sent by one person to another within the same company

 
bottle bank - kontejner na sklo
BrE
/'bɒtl bæŋk/
AmE
/'bɑ:tl bæŋk/

noun, British English - a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled

 
assuming - jestliže, za předpokladu že
BrE
/ə'sju:mɪŋ/
AmE
/ə'su:mɪŋ/

conjunction - used to consider a possible situation, so that you can think about what the results might be

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

second helping
second helping - přidání si (u jídla)
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

 
civilize - civilizovat, zcivilizovat
BrE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/

verb - to teach or educate somebody to behave the way you think is better, more polite, more reasonable

infatuation
infatuation - zamilovanost, poblázněnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/

noun - the feeling of being in love or being very attracted to someone, especially for a short time