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

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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
imminence - bezprostřednost, blízkost
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəns/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnəns/

noun - the state of something going to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 
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

 
conservation - šetření, uchování
BrE
/ˌkɒnsə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsər'veɪʃn/

noun - the process of using something (water, gas, etc.) carefully in order not to waste or damage it

 
buoyancy - prosperita
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - (connected with business etc.) the state of being prosperous, of growing or staying at a good level

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

plane
plane - hoblík
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

noun - a tool used for making the surface of wood smooth by removing very thin layers of it

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

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

 
dislocate - vymknout, vykloubit, vyhodit (si)
BrE
/'dɪsləkeɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'loʊkeɪt/

verb - (of the shoulder, ankle etc.) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint