mask
mask - maskovat, zamaskovat, zakrýt
BrE
/'mɑ:sk/
AmE
/'mæsk/

verb - to make something hard to see or notice

 
skirt suit - kostýmek
BrE
/'skɜ:tˌsju:t/
AmE
/'skɜ:rtˌsu:t/

noun - a suit worn by women

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

as if
as if - to zrovna, to určitě
BrE
/əz'ɪf/
AmE
/əz'ɪf/

interjection, informal - a phrase we use as an exclamation to say that we think something is nott possible, something will never happen

 
horizontal - vodorovný
BrE
/ˌhɒrɪ'zɒntl/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rɪ'zɑ:ntl/

adjective - flat and level, parallel to the ground

supplies
supplies - potřeby, výbava
BrE
/sə'plaɪz/
AmE
/sə'plaɪz/

noun - things that you can use for a particular purpose (e.g. at school, in the office etc.)

blow your nose
blow your nose - vysmrkat se, smrkat
BrE
/ˌbləʊ jə'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ jər'noʊz/

verb - to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar

quiz
quiz - test, krátký test, prověrka
BrE
/'kwɪz/
AmE
/'kwɪz/

noun - a written test that students take at school

mundane
mundane - všední, obyčejný, každodenní, běžný
BrE
/mʌn'deɪn/
AmE
/mʌn'deɪn/

adjective - ordinary, not exciting at all, connected with everyday life

leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
kinship - spřízněnost, blízký vztah
BrE
/'kɪnʃɪp/
AmE
/'kɪnʃɪp/

noun - a feeling of being related to someone because they share the same origin, values, attitudes etc.

temper tantrum
temper tantrum - tantrum, záchvat vzteku
BrE
/'tempəˌtæntrəm/
AmE
/'tempərˌtæntrəm/

noun - a fit of bad temper, especially typical of young children

 
over my dead body - jen přes (mou) mrtvolu
BrE
/ˌəʊvə maɪ 'ded 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər maɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di/

adverb, informal - a phrase that says that we are strictly against something, we don't allow it

 
die out - vymřít, vyhynout
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to become extinct, to stop existing

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus