temperature - vysoká teplota, horečka
BrE
/'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/'temprɪtʃər/

noun - a very high body temperature that you have when you are very ill

hefty
hefty - pořádný, statný, mohutný
BrE
/'hefti/
AmE
/'hefti/

adjective - very large, or big and heavy

faux
faux - falešný, umělý
BrE
/'fəʊ/
AmE
/'foʊ/

adjective - artificial, but looking like real

liquorice
liquorice - lékořice
BrE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/
AmE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

 
misbehave - chovat se špatně
BrE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪv/
AmE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪv/

verb - to behave badly

 
tinkle - čurat
BrE
/'tɪŋkl/
AmE
/'tɪŋkl/

verb - (esp. used by little children) to pee

 
depart this life - odejít (zemřít), zemřít, odejít ze světa
BrE
/dɪ'pɑ:t ðɪs 'laɪf/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:rt ðɪs 'laɪf/

verb, formal - a more sensitive way of saying 'to die'

 
cash in your chips - zaklepat bačkorama, zemřít, natáhnout brka
BrE
/ˌkæʃ'ɪn jɔ: 'tʃɪps/
AmE
/ˌkæʃ'ɪn jɔ:r 'tʃɪps/

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

 
meet your maker - setkat se se stvořitelem, zemřít
BrE
/ˌmi:t jɔ: 'meɪkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:t jɔ:r 'meɪkər/

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

 
go to a better place - jít do nebe, odejít (zemřít), odejít na lepší místo, odejít na onen svět
BrE
/ˌgəʊ tʊ ə ˌbetə'pleɪs/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ tʊ ə ˌbet̬ər'pleɪs/

verb - a way of saying 'to die'

 
call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

 
call on - vyzvat
BrE
/'kɔ:lˌɒn/
AmE
/'kɔ:lˌɑ:n/

verb - to ask somebody to do something

 
call up - zavolat někomu, brnknout někomu
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make a telephone call to someone

 
ask over - pozvat k sobě
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'oʊvər/

verb - to invite someone to your home

 
ask around - poptat se
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people