grit
grit - jemný štěrk, hrubý písek
BrE
/'grɪt/
AmE
/'grɪt/

noun - very small pieces of stone, slightly smaller than gravel

 
ultimatum - ultimátum
BrE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm/
AmE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪt̬əm/

noun - a warning to a person or a group of people that if they don't do what you tell them, you will do something to punish them

ultimate
ultimate - vrchol, to nejlepší z
BrE
/'ʌltɪmət/
AmE
/'ʌltɪmət/

noun - the best of something

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
outdated - zastaralý, nemoderní
BrE
/ˌaʊt'deɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'deɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not recent, not updated, not up to date

 
offend - provinit se, spáchat delikt
BrE
/ə'fend/
AmE
/ə'fend/

verb, formal - to commit a crime

banned
banned - zakázaný, nepovolený, vypovězený, vykázaný, oficiálně zakázaný
BrE
/'bænd/
AmE
/'bænd/

adjective - officially forbidden, not allowed, officially made to leave

 
bravely - statečně
BrE
/'breɪvli/
AmE
/'breɪvli/

adverb - fearlessly, with no fear

intrepidly
intrepidly - neohroženě, statečně, nebojácně
BrE
/ɪn'trepɪdli/
AmE
/ɪn'trepɪdli/

adverb - bravely, without fear

 
dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

 
dust off - oprášit, oklepat prach
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove the dust from something

brush up
brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

minute
minute - dělat zápis
BrE
/'mɪnɪt/
AmE
/'mɪnɪt/

verb - to write down what is said at a meeting

 
hint - naznačit, udělat narážku
BrE
/'hɪnt/
AmE
/'hɪnt/

verb - to suggest something in an indirect way