gloat - mít škodolibou radost, usmívat se (vítězoslavně či škodolibě)
BrE
/'gləʊt/
AmE
/'gloʊt/

verb - to show that you are happy about your success or about someone else's failure

 
absolve - zprostit viny, dát rozhřešení
BrE
/əb'zɒlv/
AmE
/əb'zɑ:lv/

verb - to state that somebody is not guilty or that somebody's sin has been forgiven

oven glove
oven glove - chňapka, kuchyňská rukavice
BrE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/
AmE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/

noun, British English - a special heatproof glove that is used to take things out of an oven

braces
braces - rovnátka (zubní)
BrE
/'breɪsɪz/
AmE
/'breɪsɪz/

noun - metal wires that are put in the mouth to make the teeth grow straight

 
be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce
BrE
/bi: ɒn 'straɪk/
AmE
/bi: ɑ:n 'straɪk/

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

cosmetics
cosmetics - kosmetika
BrE
/kɒz'metɪks/
AmE
/ka:z'met̬ɪks/

noun - products that people, especially women, put on their face or body to look better

 
observance - rituál, obřad
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - a ceremony or an act performed to celebrate a religious or other important events

 
observance - dodržování, zachování
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - the act of obeying a law or celebrating something according to a particular custom

 
cross off - škrtnout (ze seznamu), vyškrtnout (ze seznamu)
BrE
/ˌkrɒs'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:s'ɑ:f/

verb - to draw a line or two crossing lines over an item on a list

 
nitpicker - hnidopich
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkə/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkər/

noun, informal - a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important

auction
auction - aukce, dražba
BrE
/'ɔ:kʃn/
AmE
/'ɑ:kʃn/

noun - an event where things are sold to the people who offer the highest price

hygienist
hygienist - hygienista
BrE
/haɪ'dʒi:nɪst/
AmE
/haɪ'dʒenɪst/

noun - (especially in combination with 'dental') a person whose job is to clean people's teeth

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

 
alignment - podpora (určité skupiny), příklon
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - political support given to a country, political party or a particular group by another

sign in
sign in - přihlásit se (do systému)
BrE
/ˌsaɪn'ɪn/
AmE
/'ˌsaɪnˌɪn/

verb - to enter your name and password so that you can enter a website etc.