indigenous
indigenous - domorodý, původní
BrE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/

adjective, formal - having always lived in a particular place rather than coming there from another place

 
sirloin - zadní roštěná, svíčková
BrE
/'sɜ:lɔɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rlɔɪn/

noun - a good quality piece of beef cut from a cow's back

 
assume - převzít (odpovědnost, moc ap.)
BrE
/ə'sju:m/
AmE
/ə'su:m/

verb, formal - to take or begin to have responsibility, control or power

 
chronic - věčný, chronický (problém, onemocnění ap.)
BrE
/'krɒnɪk/
AmE
/'krɑ:nɪk/

adjective - (of a disease or something bad) lasting for a very long time, difficult to cure or solve

 
guise - zástěrka, převlek
BrE
/'gaɪz/
AmE
/'gaɪz/

noun - a way in which someone or something appears, often in a way that is temporary or different from their real nature

 
cursive - psací (písmo)
BrE
/'kɜ:sɪv/
AmE
/'kɜ:rsɪv/

adjective - written in letters that are connected to each other

educator
educator - pedagog, učitel
BrE
/'edʒʊkeɪtə/
AmE
/'edʒʊkeɪt̬ər/

noun, American English - someone who provides education

 
die away - utichnout, doznít, slábnout, ustat
BrE
/'daɪ əˌweɪ/
AmE
/'daɪ əˌweɪ/

verb - (about sounds, feelings, etc.) to gradually subside or decrease in strength

 
gunshot - výstřel, střelba
BrE
/'gʌnʃɒt/
AmE
/'gʌnʃɑ:t/

noun - the noise of a gun shooting; the act of shooting from a gun

 
farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov
BrE
/'fɑ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmɪŋ/

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 
go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

snug as a bug in a rug
snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)
BrE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/
AmE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 
poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš
BrE
/'pɔ:r æz ə 'tʃɜ:tʃ ˌmaʊs/
AmE
/'pʊr æz ə 'tʃɜ:rtʃ ˌmaʊs/

adjective, dated - really poor

 
busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný
BrE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/
AmE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction