shortish - poměrně krátký, menší
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tɪʃ/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtɪʃ/

adjective, informal - quite short (informal)

 
import - dovoz, import
BrE
/'ɪmpɔ:t/
AmE
/'ɪmpɔ:rt/

noun - goods that are brought from one country to another

 
vertigo - závrať
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪgəʊ/
AmE
/'vɜ:rt̬ɪgoʊ/

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

holidaymaker
holidaymaker - rekreant, cestovatel, turista, výletník, dovolenkář
BrE
/'hɒlɪdiˌmeɪkə/
AmE
/'hɑ:lɪdeɪˌmeɪkər/

noun, British English - someone who is visiting a place on holiday

 
skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam
BrE
/'bækwədzən'fɔ:wədz/
AmE
/'bækwərdzən'fɔ:wərdz/

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 
everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne
BrE
/ˌevriθɪŋ bətðə kɪtʃən'sɪŋk/
AmE
/ˌevriθɪŋ bətðə kɪtʃən'sɪŋk/

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

 
famous last words - aby ses nedivil
BrE
/ˌfeɪməs lɑ:st'wɜ:dz/
AmE
/ˌfeɪməs læst'wɜ:rdz/

phrase - a phrase used as a warning to somebody who is being too confident about something

 
specifically - konkrétně, specificky
BrE
/spə'sɪfɪkli/
AmE
/spə'sɪfɪkli/

adverb - in particular, connected with one particular thing

 
Bratislava - Bratislava
BrE
/ˌbrætɪ'slɑ:və/
AmE
/ˌbræt̬ɪ'slɑ:və/

noun - the capital city of Slovakia

 
Birmingham - Birmingham
BrE
/'bɜ:mɪŋəm/
AmE
/'bɜ:rmɪŋhæm/

noun - a city in the West Midlands of England

 
Liverpool - Liverpool
BrE
/'lɪvəpu:l/
AmE
/'lɪvərpu:l/

noun - a city in the northwest of England

 
Manchester - Manchester
BrE
/'mæntʃəstə/
AmE
/'mæntʃəstər/

noun - a large city in the northwest of England

 
Glasgow - Glasgow
BrE
/'glɑ:zgəʊ/
AmE
/'glæsgoʊ/

noun - the largest city in Scotland

 
Edinburgh - Edinburgh
BrE
/'edɪnbərə/
AmE
/'edɪnbərə/

noun - the capital of Scotland