on the basis of - na základě
BrE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/
AmE
/ɒn ðə'beɪsɪs əv/

adverb - according to something, based on something

batter
batter - mlátit, tlouct, bičovat, bít
BrE
/'bætə/
AmE
/'bæt̬ər/

verb - to hit something or someone repeatedly

 
staff - obsadit personálem, vybavit personálem
BrE
/'stɑ:f/
AmE
/'stæf/

verb - to provide employees for a company

 
depress - deprimovat, skličovat
BrE
/dɪ'pres/
AmE
/dɪ'pres/

verb - to make somebody sad and unhappy

 
baffling - nepochopitelný, matoucí, záhadný
BrE
/'bæflɪŋ/
AmE
/'bæflɪŋ/

adjective - difficult to understand, making you confused

 
whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout
BrE
/'wɪp aʊt/
AmE
/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

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

noun - the inability to write and read

 
restive - neklidný, netrpělivý
BrE
/'restɪv/
AmE
/'restɪv/

adjective, formal - unable to stay still or quiet

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 
tentative - orientační, předběžný, přibližný
BrE
/'tentətɪv/
AmE
/'tent̬ətɪv/

adjective - not definite, still possible to change

game
game - hrát videohry či počítačové hry
BrE
/'geɪm/
AmE
/'geɪm/

verb - to play computer games or videogames

crumble
crumble - drobit, rozdrobit, drolit
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

verb - to break something into small pieces

 
prospective - výhledový, potencionální
BrE
/prə'spektɪv/
AmE
/prə'spektɪv/

adjective - expected to become or do something

 
notify - informovat, oznámit
BrE
/'nəʊtɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

verb, formal - to officially inform someone about something