emery - smirek
BrE
/'eməri/
AmE
/'eməri/

noun - rough powder used to polish wood, metal etc.

 
carry - vést, prodávat, mít skladem
BrE
/'kæri/
AmE
/'kæri/

verb - to offer and sell certain type of goods

 
paedophile - pedofil
BrE
/'pi:dəfaɪl/
AmE
/'pi:dəfaɪl/

noun, British English - a person who is sexually attracted to children

 
downplay - zlehčovat, bagatelizovat, snížit, zlehčit
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/

verb - to make something less important than it is

 
overplay - přehánět, zveličovat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'pleɪ/

verb - to make something more important than it is

awe
awe - vyvolat úžas
BrE
/'ɔ:/
AmE
/'ɔ:r/

verb, formal - to make someone feel amazed, respectful or frightened

 
overvalue - nahodnotit
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'vælju:/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'vælju:/

verb - to put too high a value on something

 
perfectionist - puntičkář, perfekcionista
BrE
/pə'fekʃənɪst/
AmE
/pər'fekʃənɪst/

noun - a person who wants everything to be perfect

 
racially - rasově
BrE
/'reɪʃəli/
AmE
/'reɪʃəli/

adverb - in a way that relates to people's race

 
compulsive - notorický, chorobný
BrE
/kəm'pʌlsɪv/
AmE
/kəm'pʌlsɪv/

adjective - doing something a lot and unable to stop

 
disintegrate - rozpadat se
BrE
/dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt/

verb - to be destroyed by breaking into small pieces

 
dilly-dally - loudat se
BrE
/'dɪliˌdæli/
AmE
/'dɪliˌdæli/

verb, informal - to waste time by doing something too slowly

 
wishy-washy - nerozhodný, neschopný se rozhoupat
BrE
/'wɪʃiˌwɒʃi/
AmE
/'wɪʃiˌwɑ:ʃi/

adjective, informal - unable to make decisions, not having strong beliefs

 
dally - loudat se
BrE
/'dæli/
AmE
/'dæli/

verb - to waste time by doing something too slowly

 
overlap - překrýt, přesahovat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'læp/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'læp/

verb - to cover something by going over its edge