overpay - přeplatit
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'peɪ/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'peɪ/

verb - to pay for something more than is necessary or reasonable

 
allotment - dávka, příděl
BrE
/ə'lɒtmənt/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:tmənt/

noun, formal - an amount of something that someone is allowed to get

 
editorial - redakční
BrE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/
AmE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/

adjective - related to preparing a book, magazine, or newspaper for publication

 
edit - úprava, oprava
BrE
/'edɪt/
AmE
/'edɪt/

noun - an act of making changes to texts, films, data etc.

 
correspondent - dopisovatel
BrE
/ˌkɒrə'spɒndənt/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rə'spɑ:ndənt/

noun - a person who writes emails, letters, etc. to another person

 
quibble - hádat se, haštěřit se (kvůli maličkosti)
BrE
/'kwɪbl/
AmE
/'kwɪbl/

verb - to argue about a small matter that is not important

 
reprint - dotisknout, znovu vydat
BrE
/ˌri:'prɪnt/
AmE
/ˌri:'prɪnt/

verb - to print more copies of something without making many changes

 
threateningly - hrozivě, výhružně
BrE
/'θretnɪŋli/
AmE
/'θretnɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that shows an intention to harm you

 
mysteriously - záhadně
BrE
/mɪ'stɪəriəsli/
AmE
/mɪ'stɪriəsli/

adverb - in a way that is difficult or impossible to explain

 
favourite - favorit
BrE
/'feɪvərɪt/
AmE
/'feɪvərɪt/

noun - the team, competitor, runner, etc. that is expected to win

extinct
extinct - vyhaslý (sopka)
BrE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/
AmE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/

adjective - (of a volcano) is not expected to erupt any more

 
tinge - zabarvit, dát barevný nádech
BrE
/'tɪndʒ/
AmE
/'tɪndʒ/

verb - to give something a small amount of a particular colour

 
executive - výkonný, řídící
BrE
/ɪg'zekjətɪv/
AmE
/ɪg'zekjət̬ɪv/

adjective - relating to making plans and decisions, or managing a business

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

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

cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones