propose a toast - pronést přípitek
BrE
/prə'pəʊz ə'təʊst/
AmE
/prə'poʊz ə'toʊst/

verb - to raise a glass of wine etc. and say what your wish is etc.

toast
toast - připít si
BrE
/'təʊst/
AmE
/'toʊst/

verb - to raise a glass of wine etc. together and wish each other happiness etc.

drink a toast
drink a toast - připít si
BrE
/ˌdrɪŋk ə'təʊst/
AmE
/ˌdrɪŋk ə'toʊst/

verb - to raise a glass of wine etc. together and wish each other happiness etc.

spokesperson
spokesperson - mluvčí (muž či žena)
BrE
/'spəʊkspɜ:sən/
AmE
/'spoʊkspɜ:rsən/

noun - a man or a woman whose job is to speak on behalf of someone

 
who - který (člověk - vztažné věty)
BrE
/'hu:/
AmE
/'hu:/

pronoun - a relative pronoun that is used to say which person we are talking about

 
hear from - být kontaktován (někým)
BrE
/'hɪə frəm/
AmE
/'hɪr frəm/

verb - not to have information about someone because they haven't contacted you in a while

con artist
con artist - podvodník, expert na podvody
BrE
/'kɒnˌɑ:tɪst/
AmE
/'kɑ:nˌɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a fraud, a person who uses other people's confidence to steal from them etc.

 
console - konzola (herní)
BrE
/'kɒnsəʊl/
AmE
/'kɒnsoʊl/

noun - a kind of computer made to play video games (e.g. Playstation, XBox, Wii etc.)

 
mess around - užívat si, dělat blbosti, blbnout, dělat kraviny, hrát si, pohrávat si
BrE
/ˌmes ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌmes ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to spend time having fun, doing crazy things instead of doing serious work etc.

 
nail polish - lak na nehty
BrE
/'neɪlˌpɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'neɪlˌpɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - a substance that is used to paint your nails and make them look shiny

 
maroon - zanechat (někoho např. na pustém ostrově), vysadit (někoho např. na pustém ostrově)
BrE
/mə'ru:n/
AmE
/mə'ru:n/

verb - to leave someone alone and without help (especially on an island with no people)

 
supervise - dohlížet (na něco či někoho)
BrE
/'su:pəvaɪz/
AmE
/'su:pərvaɪz/

verb - to make sure that work is done correctly, especially if you are in charge

 
nutrient - živina
BrE
/'nju:triənt/
AmE
/'nu:triənt/

noun - a chemical present in food etc. that organisms need to stay alive and grow

 
prude - puritán, puritánka
BrE
/'pru:d/
AmE
/'pru:d/

noun - a person who is easily offended when it comes to sex and other topics

 
make of - pochopit (z čeho)
BrE
/'meɪk əv/
AmE
/'meɪk əv/

verb - to understand something in a way that you can form an opinion about it