aftermath
aftermath - následky, situace (po něčem), důsledky
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəmɑ:θ/
AmE
/'æftərmæθ/

noun - the situation after something bad has happened (e.g. a disaster, war etc.)

as the crow flies
as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou
BrE
/əz ðə 'krəʊ ˌflaɪz/
AmE
/əz ðə 'kroʊ ˌflaɪz/

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)

 
jiff - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪf/
AmE
/'dʒɪf/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

jiffy
jiffy - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪfi/
AmE
/'dʒɪfi/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

hover
hover - postávat
BrE
/'hɒvə/
AmE
/'hɑ:vər/

verb - to stand in one place near somebody

slow dance
slow dance - ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

noun - a type of dance in which two people are close together, swaying to the music

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

 
possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

hamlet
hamlet - vesnička, víska
BrE
/'hæmlət/
AmE
/'hæmlət/

noun - a small village

 
lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
as such - jako takový
BrE
/æz'sʌtʃ/
AmE
/æz'sʌtʃ/

adverb - by itself, in the exact meaning of the word

 
per se - jako takový, sám o sobě
BrE
/ˌpɜ:'seɪ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:r'seɪ/

adverb - by itself, in itself

 
hooked - zahnutý
BrE
/'hʊkt/
AmE
/'hʊkt/

adjective - shaped like a hook

 
faux pas - faux pas, společenská chyba, trapná chyba
BrE
/ˌfəʊ 'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfoʊ 'pɑ:/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation

fingers crossed
fingers crossed - držím palce
BrE
/ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

phrase - a phrase used to wish somebody good luck