IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

crown
crown - koruna (stromu)
BrE
/'kraʊn/
AmE
/'kraʊn/

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves

 
self-appraisal - sebehodnocení
BrE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 
hot-air - horkovzdušný
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er/

adjective - using hot air

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

 
neophobia - neofobie
BrE
/ni:əʊ'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/ni:əʊ'fəʊbiə/

noun - a fear of anything new

 
hydrophobia - hydrofobie
BrE
/ˌhaɪdrə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/ˌhaɪdrə'fəʊbiə/

noun - an extreme fear of water

 
agoraphobia - agorafobie
BrE
/ˌægərə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/ˌægərə'fəʊbiə/

noun - a fear of public places, especially when there are a lot of people

 
blanket - pokrýt, přikrýt
BrE
/'blæŋkɪt/
AmE
/'blæŋkɪt/

verb - to cover with or as if with a piece of soft material

bolt
bolt - blesk, záblesk
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/

noun - lightning that looks like a line

 
sink in - vsáknout se, vsakovat se
BrE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/

verb - (usually of liquid) to pass into something solid through its surface

dishwasher
dishwasher - umývač nádobí
BrE
/'dɪʃwɒʃə/
AmE
/'dɪʃwɑ:ʃər/

noun - a person whose job is to wash the dishes (in a restaurant etc.)

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly