alignment - poloha, postavení (vůči něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in which something is in relation to something else or to its typical position

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

breadwinner
breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny
BrE
/'bredˌwɪnə/
AmE
/'bredˌwɪnər/

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

roach
roach - šváb
BrE
/'rəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'roʊtʃ/

noun, American English - a large brown insect that you can find in very dirty places (am.)

 
indifferently - lhostejně
BrE
/ɪn'dɪfrəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪfərəntli/

adverb - without care or interest

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

 
serenely - klidně, vyrovnaně
BrE
/sə'ri:nli/
AmE
/sə'ri:nli/

adverb - peacefully, without worries

 
lackadaisically - laxně, ledabyle, lhostejně, netečně, apaticky
BrE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkli/
AmE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkli/

adverb - without enthusiasm

lackadaisical
lackadaisical - laxní, lhostejný, ledabylý
BrE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkl/
AmE
/ˌlækə'deɪzɪkl/

adjective - lacking enthusiasm or care

 
root - zakořenit, pustit kořeny, ujmout se
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

verb - to grow roots

 
unreel - odvinout, odtočit z navijáku
BrE
/ʌn'ri:l/
AmE
/ʌn'ri:l/

verb - to unwind some wire, thread, rope etc. off kind of a round object

 
reel - navinout, natočit na naviják
BrE
/'ri:l/
AmE
/'ri:l/

verb - wind some wire, thread, rope etc. on kind of a round object