collector's item - sběratelský kousek
BrE
/kə'lektəz aɪtəm/
AmE
/kə'lektərz aɪtəm/

noun - an object that is valued because it is very rare

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
streamline - zefektivnit
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to make an organization, a system, etc. more effective

 
stale - nudný, otřelý
BrE
/'steɪl/
AmE
/'steɪl/

adjective - done or said too many times, so it is no longer exciting

 
shoddy - odfláknutý, odbytý
BrE
/'ʃɒdi/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:di/

adjective - made badly and carelessly

 
shambles - nepořádek, chaos
BrE
/'ʃæmblz/
AmE
/'ʃæmblz/

noun, informal - a place, event, situation, etc. where everything is in disorder

 
rotten - strašný, mizerný
BrE
/'rɒtn/
AmE
/'rɑ:t̬n/

adjective - very bad; terrible

 
prime - hlavní, nejdůležitější
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

adjective - main or most important

 
outclass - předčit, převyšovat
BrE
/ˌaʊt'klɑ:s/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'klæs/

verb - to be much better than someone or something

 
optimum - optimální stav
BrE
/'ɒptɪməm/
AmE
/'ɑ:ptɪməm/

noun - the best result possible

 
optimum - optimální
BrE
/'ɒptɪməm/
AmE
/'ɑ:ptɪməm/

adjective - likely to produce the best results possible

 
exquisite - intenzivní
BrE
/ɪks'kwɪzɪt/
AmE
/ɪks'kwɪzɪt/

adjective, literary - (of a feeling) extremely strong

 
seeming - zdánlivý
BrE
/'si:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'si:mɪŋ/

adjective, formal - appearing to be something, but not necessarily being so

 
improbably - neuvěřitelně, nepravděpodobně
BrE
/ɪm'prɒbəbli/
AmE
/ɪm'prɑ:bəbli/

adverb - in a way that does not seem likely to be true or to happen

 
probable - pravděpodobný kandidát
BrE
/'prɒbəbl/
AmE
/'prɑ:bəbl/

noun, British English - a person or an animal that is likely to become or do something