haughtily - namyšleně, nafoukaně, nadutě, arogantně
BrE
/'hɔ:təli/
AmE
/'hɑ:t̬i/

adverb - in a proud way that shows that you think you are better than others

 
echo - rozléhat se, ozývat se
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

verb - reflect off walls, sides of mountains etc.

 
self-raising flour - mouka s kypřidlem
BrE
/ˌselfreɪzɪŋ'flaʊə/
AmE
/ˌselfreɪzɪŋ'flaʊər/

noun, British English - flour that contains baking powder

 
make excuses - vymlouvat se, hledat výmluvy
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/

verb - to come up with reasons to justify something

 
excuse - záminka
BrE
/ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ɪks'kju:s/

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

B and B
B and B - penzion (zkratka)
BrE
/ˌbi: ənd 'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbi: ənd 'bi:/

noun - the abbreviation of bed and breakfast

 
aloofness - odtažitost, odměřenost
BrE
/ə'lu:fnəs/
AmE
/ə'lu:fnəs/

noun - the quality of being unfriendly or not interested in people, uninvolved, distant

 
taxicab - taxík, taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌkæb/
AmE
/'tæksiˌkæb/

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 
inhuman - nepodobný člověku, nelidský
BrE
/ɪn'hju:mən/
AmE
/ɪn'hju:mən/

adjective - causing fear because of something that is not typical for a human

 
inhuman - nelidský, krutý
BrE
/ɪn'hju:mən/
AmE
/ɪn'hju:mən/

adjective - cruel, not showing sympathy, not showing human emotions

 
humanely - humánně, lidsky
BrE
/hju:'meɪnli/
AmE
/hju:'meɪnli/

adverb - kindly, with sympathy, without causing people or animals pain or suffering

 
inhumane - nehumánní, nelidský
BrE
/ˌɪnhju:'meɪn/
AmE
/ˌɪnhju:'meɪn/

adjective - not behaving towards other people or animals kindly or with sympathy, causing them pain or suffering

 
articulate - výřečný (schopen se pohotově vyjádřit)
BrE
/a:'tɪkjələt/
AmE
/a:r'tɪkjələt/

adjective - good at expressing, ideas, thoughts or feelings

 
articulate - vyjádřit, vyslovit, formulovat
BrE
/a:'tɪkjəleɪt/
AmE
/a:r'tɪkjəleɪt/

verb, formal - to express your ideas, thought or feelings in words