spell out - vyhláskovat
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 
knock out - vyřadit (ze soutěže)
BrE
/'nɒk 'aʊt/
AmE
/'nɑ:k 'aʊt/

verb - to defeat someone in a game, so that they cannot continue competing

 
dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

brush up
brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

squash
squash - sirup (ovocný)
BrE
/'skwɒʃ/
AmE
/'skwɑ:ʃ/

noun - non-alcoholic concentrated syrup with fruit flavour used to make a beverage

 
Buddhist - budhista
BrE
/'bʊdɪst/
AmE
/'bʊdɪst/

noun - a person belonging to the main religion of Tibet and central Asia

 
snap - prasknout, křupnout, zlomit (s křupnutím)
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

verb - to break suddenly or make something break suddenly with a breaking noise

 
contemplative - přemýšlivý, rozjímavý, hloubavý
BrE
/kən'templətɪv/
AmE
/kən'templətɪv/

adjective - tending to consider things or think about things for a long time

 
bitchy - škodolibý, jízlivý
BrE
/'bɪtʃi/
AmE
/'bɪtʃi/

adjective, informal - saying bad or critical things about others in order to hurt them

 
decoy - návnada, lest
BrE
/'di:kɔɪ/
AmE
/'di:kɔɪ/

noun - something that is used to distract someone or lure someone in danger

 
dog - stopovat (jít po stopě), pronásledovat
BrE
/'dɒg/
AmE
/'dɑ:g/

verb - to follow someone or something with the intention of catching them/it

webcam
webcam - webová kamera
BrE
/'webkæm/
AmE
/'webkæm/

noun - a small video camera connected to a computer used for Internet communication

 
dryer - sušička
BrE
/'draɪə/
AmE
/'draɪər/

noun - a piece of electrical equipment that you use to make something dry

 
semi-detached house - dvojdomek
BrE
/ˌsemɪdɪ'tætʃt 'haʊs/
AmE
/ˌsemɪdɪ'tætʃt 'haʊs/

noun - a house that is attached to another house on just one side