on-the-spot - na místě
BrE
/ˌɒnðə'spɒt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:nðə'spɑ:t/

adjective - happening directly at the place at the time

USA
USA - Spojené Státy Americké
BrE
/'ju:'es'eɪ/
AmE
/'ju:'es'eɪ/

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 
round-the-world - okolo světa, kolem světa
BrE
/ˌraʊnd ðə'wɜ:ld/
AmE

adjective - going around the whole planet

hilly
hilly - kopcovitý
BrE
/'hɪli/
AmE
/'hɪli/

adjective - having many hills

 
overly - přehnaně
BrE
/'əʊvəli/
AmE
/'oʊvərli/

adverb - excessively, too much

 
let the cat out of the bag - pustit (si) pusu na špacír
BrE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/
AmE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/

verb - to say something that wasn't supposed to be said (esp. by mistake)

 
what is the time - Kolik je hodin?
BrE
/wɒt ɪz ðə 'taɪm/
AmE
/wɑ:t ɪz ðə 'taɪm/

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is

 
turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'əʊvə əˌnju:'li:f/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'oʊvər əˌnu:'li:f/

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 
the final straw - poslední kapka
BrE
/ðəˌfaɪnl'strɔ:/
AmE
/ðə'faɪnl'strɑ:/

noun - that last thing that makes you lose your patience etc.

around-the-clock
around-the-clock - nepřetržitý, dvacetičtyřhodinový
BrE
/əˌraʊnd ðə'klɒk/
AmE
/əˌraʊnd ðə'klɑ:k/

adjective - without stopping, all day and all night

around the clock
around the clock - bez přestávky, nepřetržitě, nonstop, ve dne v noci
BrE
/əˌraʊnd ðə'klɒk/
AmE
/əˌraʊnd ðə'klɑ:k/

adverb - without stopping, all day and all night

 
Winnie-the-Pooh - Medvídek Pú
BrE
/'wɪni:ðəˌpu:/
AmE
/'wɪni:ðəˌpu:/

noun - a fictional teddy bear created by A. A. Milne

 
at the forefront - v čele
BrE
/ˌæt ðə 'fɔ:frʌnt/
AmE
/ˌæðə 'fɔ:rfrʌnt/

noun - in the leading position

the Czech Republic
the Czech Republic - Česká republika
BrE
/ðəˌtʃek rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/ðəˌtʃek rɪ'pʌblɪk/

noun - the country with the capital Prague