contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)
BrE
/kən'test/
AmE
/kən'test/

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 
conflict - být v rozporu
BrE
/kən'flɪkt/
AmE
/kən'flɪkt/

verb - to be in conflict

 
discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu
BrE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/
AmE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/

verb - to reduce the price of something

poor thing
poor thing - chudáček, chudinka
BrE
/ˌpɔ:'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌpʊr'θɪŋ/

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

festivities
festivities - oslavy
BrE
/fe'stɪvətiz/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬iz/

noun - festive activities

 
festivity - oslavování, sváteční atmosféra, veselí, slavnostní atmosféra
BrE
/fe'stɪvəti/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬i/

noun - festive atmosphere

snirt
snirt - špinavý sníh
BrE
/'snɜ:t/
AmE
/'snɜ:rt/

noun, informal - snow covered in dirt

touch on
touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se
BrE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

 
snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:l/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:l/

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

hygiene
hygiene - hygiena
BrE
/'haɪdʒi:n/
AmE
/'haɪdʒi:n/

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

ladle
ladle - nalít (naběračkou)
BrE
/'leɪdl/
AmE
/'leɪdl/

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 
hold at bay - držet na uzdě, držet pod kontrolou, držet si od těla
BrE
/həʊld ət'beɪ/
AmE
/hoʊld ət'beɪ/

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 
keep at bay - držet na uzdě, mít pod kontrolou, držet si od těla
BrE
/ki:p ət'beɪ/
AmE
/ki:p ət'beɪ/

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 
relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)
BrE
/ˌri:ləʊ'keɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'loʊkeɪt/

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

paper
paper - tapetovat
BrE
/'peɪpə/
AmE
/'peɪpər/

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room