world-known - světově známý, světově proslulý, světoznámý
BrE
/ˌwɜ:ld'nəʊn/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rld'noʊn/

adjective - well known all over the world

 
gain - nárůst, zvýšení
BrE
/'geɪn/
AmE
/'geɪn/

noun - an increase in something such as weight or amount

lie
lie - ležet, nacházet se
BrE
/'laɪ/
AmE
/'laɪ/

verb - be located somewhere

 
square - čtverečný (např. metr)
BrE
/'skweə/
AmE
/'skwer/

adjective - used after a number with units of measurement of length to express the size of an area

meerkat
meerkat - surikata
BrE
/'mɪəkæt/
AmE
/'mɪrkæt/

noun - a small animal that stands up on its back legs, can be found in the deserts of Africa

 
redundancy - nadbytečnost, přebytečnost
BrE
/rɪ'dʌndənsi/
AmE
/rɪ'dʌndənsi/

noun - a situation in which something is not necessary or useful

 
breeze - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'bri:z/
AmE
/'bri:z/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
Catch 22 - Hlava 22
BrE
/ˌkætʃ twenti'tu:/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ twenti'tu:/

phrase - a war novel by American author Joseph Heller

 
between jobs - bez zaměstnání, nezaměstnaný
BrE
/bɪˌtwi:n 'dʒɒbz/
AmE
/bɪˌtwi:n 'dʒɑ:bz/

phrase - a way of referring to a temporarily unemployed person

 
catch-22 - bezvýchodná situace, začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌkætʃ twenti'tu:/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ twenti'tu:/

phrase - an impossible situation where you cannot do one thing until you do another thing that you cannot do until you have done the first one

 
lag - zaostávat
BrE
/'læg/
AmE
/'læg/

verb - to be slower than is expected

 
blast - hlučet, řvát, hrát velmi nahlas
BrE
/'blɑ:st/
AmE
/'blæst/

verb, informal - to be very loud, to play very loudly

poinsettia
poinsettia - vánoční hvězda, poinsetia, pryšec nádherní
BrE
/pɔɪn'setiə/
AmE
/pɔɪn'setiə/

noun - a plant with red or white leaves at the top that look like large flowers, it is often associated with Christmas

 
bibliophobia - bibliofobie, strach z knih
BrE
/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/

noun - a fear of books

 
bibliomania - bibliománie, obsesivní láska ke knihám
BrE
/bɪbliə'meɪniə/
AmE
/bɪbliə'meɪniə/

noun - extremely enthusiastic feelings for books