fathom - sáh
BrE
/'fæðəm/
AmE
/'fæðəm/

noun - the length of 6 feet, often used to measure the depth of water

 
numerate - matematicky gramotný, umějící počítat
BrE
/'njʊ:mərət/
AmE
/'nʊ:mərət/

adjective - able to work with numbers

 
illiteracy - negramotnost
BrE
/ɪ'lɪtərəsi/
AmE
/ɪ'lɪt̬ərəsi/

noun - the inability to write and read

 
Kiwi - Novozélanďan
BrE
/'ki:wi:/
AmE
/'ki:wi:/

noun - a person from New Zealand

 
Oz - Austrálie
BrE
/'ɒz/
AmE
/'ɑ:z/

noun, informal - Australia

 
general manager - generální ředitel
BrE
/ˌdʒenrəl 'mænɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌdʒenrəl 'mænɪdʒər/

noun - someone who is in charge of a company or organization

 
managing director - generální ředitel
BrE
/ˌmænɪdʒɪŋ də'rektə/
AmE
/ˌmænɪdʒɪŋ də'rektər/

noun - someone who is in charge of a company or organization

 
discipline - ukáznit, cepovat, trestat
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/

verb - to punish someone who doesn't behave properly

 
thresh - mlátit obilí
BrE
/'θreʃ/
AmE
/'θreʃ/

verb - to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine

 
flail - cep
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/

noun - a tool that people used in the past to separate the grains from their husks, it consisted of a long handle and a shorter stick hanging from it, it was also used as a primitive weapon

 
shy from - vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

shy away
shy away - vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

 
shy - splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/

verb - (esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear

 
just as - jakmile, hned když
BrE
/'dʒʌst æz/
AmE
/'dʒʌst æz/

conjunction - as soon as

 
suspenseful - napínavý, plný napětí
BrE
/sə'spensfl/
AmE
/sə'spensfl/

adjective - causing a feeling of tension, expectation or uncertainty about what may happen next