course of action - postup, plán
BrE
/ˌkɔ:s əv'ækʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rs əv'ækʃn/

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 
rack - týrat, trápit
BrE
/'ræk/
AmE
/'ræk/

verb - to make someone suffer, to cause someone pain

 
brainless - hloupý, tupý, stupidní
BrE
/'breɪnləs/
AmE
/'breɪnləs/

adjective - stupid, not intelligent

 
rack your brains - lámat si hlavu, namáhat si hlavu
BrE
/ˌræk jɔ: 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌræk jɔ:r 'breɪnz/

verb - to think very hard about something

 
contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí
BrE
/'kɒntrəri tʊ 'pɒpjələ bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrəri tʊ 'pɑ:pjələr bɪ'li:f/

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 
beyond belief - k nevíře, neuvěřitelný
BrE
/bɪ'jɒnd bɪ'li:f/
AmE
/bɪ'jɑ:nd bɪ'li:f/

adjective - difficult or impossible to believe

coniferous
coniferous - jehličnatý
BrE
/kə'nɪfərəs/
AmE
/kə'nɪfərəs/

adjective - used in connection with trees whose leaves are like needles and produces cones

 
rally - sjednotit se (pro společný cíl)
BrE
/'ræli/
AmE
/'ræli/

verb - to bring people together to support someone or something

 
rally - shromáždění, manifestace
BrE
/'ræli/
AmE
/'ræli/

noun - a large public meeting that is held to support a political party or a particular idea

 
buzzer - bzučák
BrE
/'bʌzə/
AmE
/'bʌzər/

noun - an electrical device that produces buzzing sound to attract someone's attention

 
interest rate - úroková sazba
BrE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/
AmE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/

noun - the amount of interest that a financial company charges you when you borrow money or that you gain when you keep money in an account

 
dollop - kydnout
BrE
/'dɒləp/
AmE
/'dɑ:ləp/

verb, informal - to add something casually, usually soft food

dollop
dollop - kydanec, kydnutí (množství)
BrE
/'dɒləp/
AmE
/'dɑ:ləp/

noun, informal - a small amount of something soft, usually food

 
denounce - kritizovat, pranýřovat
BrE
/dɪ'naʊns/
AmE
/dɪ'naʊns/

verb - to criticize someone or something severely

 
football boot - kopačka (obuv na hraní fotbalu)
BrE
/'fʊtbɔ:l bu:t/
AmE
/'fʊtbɔ:l bu:t/

noun, British English - a special type of shoe that is worn for playing football, usually with studs