piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 
knotty - složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/'nɒti/
AmE
/'nɑ:ti/

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 
abashed - zahanbený, v rozpacích
BrE
/ə'bæʃt/
AmE
/ə'bæʃt/

adjective - feeling embarrassed and ashamed

 
rigorous - přísný, nekompromisní
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - tests, rules or processes that are strict

 
rigorous - pečlivý, puntičkářský
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - done very carefully and with great attention to detail

 
caprice - rozmar, vrtoch
BrE
/kə'pri:s/
AmE
/kə'pri:s/

noun - a sudden and unaccountable change in attitude or behaviour

burpee
burpee - angličák (cvik)
BrE
/'bɜ:pi/
AmE
/'bɜ:rpi/

noun - a type of exercise in which you do a squat, kick your feet back into a plank position and then back and then you stand up straight again

 
jackknife - sklapovačka
BrE
/'dʒæknaɪf/
AmE
/'dʒæknaɪf/

noun - a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers

 
V-up - sklapovačka
BrE
/'vi:ˌʌp/
AmE
/'vi:ˌʌp/

noun - a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers

 
income tax - daň z příjmů
BrE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/
AmE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government

tax return
tax return - daňové přiznání
BrE
/'tæks rɪˌtɜ:n/
AmE
/'tæks rɪˌtɜ:rn/

noun - an official document where you list all your incomes to calculate how much income tax you are supposed to pay

gaudy
gaudy - křiklavý, extravagantní, nevkusný, okázalý
BrE
/'gɔ:di/
AmE
/'gɔ:di/

adjective - too brightly coloured in an unpleasant way, extravagant, standing out

 
defiant - vzdorovitý
BrE
/dɪ'faɪənt/
AmE
/dɪ'faɪənt/

adjective - refusing to obey someone/something