run to - dosáhnout, dosahovat, vyšplhat se na
BrE
/'rʌn tʊ/
AmE
/'rʌn tʊ/

verb - to be of a particular amount, length etc.

 
unimportant - nedůležitý
BrE
/ˌʌnɪm'pɔ:tənt/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪm'pɔ:rt̬ənt/

adjective - not having great value, meaning or influence

keep one's fingers crossed
keep one's fingers crossed - držet (někomu) palce, držet palce, držet pěsti
BrE
/'ki:p wʌns ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/'ki:p wʌns ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

verb - to wish someone luck

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

 
eke out a living - živořit, žít ze dne na den, těžko shánět obživu
BrE
/ˌi:k'aʊt ə'lɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌi:k'aʊt ə'lɪvɪŋ/

verb - to earn barely enough money to survive

 
happen - náhodou tak být, náhodou se stát
BrE
/'hæpən/
AmE
/'hæpən/

verb - a verb we use to talk about a coincidence

 
buttock - hýždě
BrE
/'bʌtək/
AmE
/'bʌt̬ək/

noun - one of the two the soft parts of the body that you sit on

facial
facial - obličejová kosmetika, kosmetika (obličejová)
BrE
/'feɪʃl/
AmE
/'feɪʃl/

noun - a treatment of a person's face that usually involves massage, cleansing etc.

 
royalty - autorský honorář
BrE
/'rɔɪəlti/
AmE
/'rɔɪəlti/

noun - the money paid to the author(s) of a book, song, movie etc. every time somebody buys it

 
leave a mark - poznamenat (někoho něčím), zanechat stopu (na někom)
BrE
/ˌli:v ə'mɑ:k/
AmE
/ˌli:v ə'mɑ:rk/

verb - to change somebody, to have a serious effect on somebody

black and white
black and white - černobílý
BrE
/ˌblækən'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌblækən'waɪt/

adjective - (of films, photographs etc.) not in color

 
Harvard University - Harvardova univerzita, Harvardská univerzita
BrE
/hɑ:vəd ju:nɪ'vɜ:səti/
AmE
/hɑ:rvərd ju:nɪ'vɜ:rsət̬i/

noun - America's oldest university, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts

 
Harvard - Harvard
BrE
/'hɑ:vəd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rvərd/

noun - America's oldest university, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts

 
give somebody a break - nechat někoho být, nechat někoho na pokoji
BrE
/ˌgɪv sʌmbədi ə'breɪk/
AmE
/ˌgɪv sʌmbədi ə'breɪk/

verb - to leave someone alone, stop criticizing, attacking, bossing around somebody