prance - poskakovat
BrE
/'prɑ:ns/
AmE
/'præns/

verb - to walk or hop in a lively, happy way

 
strain - napínat
BrE
/'streɪn/
AmE
/'streɪn/

verb - to create pressure by pulling or pushing something hard

 
facetious - nemístný, nemístně vtipkující, nejapný
BrE
/fə'si:ʃəs/
AmE
/fə'si:ʃəs/

adjective - trying to be funny when it is not appropriate

come clean
come clean - kápnout božskou, říct pravdu, přiznat pravdu
BrE
/ˌkʌm'kli:n/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'kli:n/

verb, informal - to tell the truth that you've been keeping secret

 
chatter - drkotat (zuby)
BrE
/'tʃætə/
AmE
/'tʃæt̬ər/

verb - to click uncontrollably (such as teeth when you're cold)

 
monkey about - poflakovat se
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'baʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to waste time doing nothing or doing something unimportant

 
monkey around - poflakovat se
BrE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌmʌŋkiə'raʊnd/

verb, American English, informal - to waste time doing nothing or doing something unimportant

 
blow off - vykašlat se (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to do something you had arranged with someone

quench
quench - uhasit (žízeň)
BrE
/'kwentʃ/
AmE
/'kwentʃ/

verb - to drink something so that you aren't thirsty anymore

 
stainless steel - nerez, nerezová ocel
BrE
/ˌsteɪnləs'sti:l/
AmE
/ˌsteɪnləs'sti:l/

noun - a type of steel that not subject to corrosion

 
take up - zabrat (čas či prostor apod.), zabírat (čas či prostor apod.)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/

verb - to use a particular amount of time or space

 
circumvent - obejít (zákon apod.), obcházet (zákony apod.)
BrE
/ˌsɜ:kəm'vent/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rkəm'vent/

verb - to avoid doing something (esp. a duty, law etc.)

 
aesthetic - krásný (estetický), estetický, umělecký
BrE
/es'θetɪk/
AmE
/es'θet̬ɪk/

adjective - (usually of arts) nice to look at, looking beautiful

 
fester - hnisat
BrE
/'festə/
AmE
/'festər/

verb - (of a wound) to become badly infected, producing pus

 
dubiously - pochybovačně, nejistě
BrE
/'dju:biəsli/
AmE
/'du:biəsli/

adverb - in a hesitant manner, not sure what to do