hardy - odolný, otužilý
BrE
/'hɑ:di/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdi/

adjective - strong enough to bear difficult situations

 
neighbouring - sousední, přilehlý, okolní
BrE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/
AmE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/

adjective - located next to someone or something

 
snitch - ukrást, štípnout
BrE
/'snɪtʃ/
AmE
/'snɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to steal something quickly and quietly

 
secure - obstarat, zajistit
BrE
/sɪ'kjʊə/
AmE
/sɪ'kjʊr/

verb - to get something, usually with difficulty

 
inflammatory - pobuřující, štvavý
BrE
/ɪn'flæmətri/
AmE
/ɪn'flæmətɔ:ri/

adjective - likely to make someone very angry

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
blow away - odfouknout
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - (of wind) to carry something away

 
play down - zlehčit, bagatelizovat, zlehčovat
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/

verb - to make something seem less important

 
play along - přistoupit na něco, spolupracovat (na oko)
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɑ:ŋ/

verb - to pretend that you co-operate

bicker
bicker - hádat se, dohadovat se, handrkovat se, hašteřit se
BrE
/'bɪkə/
AmE
/'bɪkər/

verb - to argue, especially about unimportant things

 
domineer - tyranizovat
BrE
/ˌdɒmɪ'nɪə/
AmE
/ˌdɒmɪ'nɪə/

verb - to act with tyranny or arrogance

 
decriminalise - legalizovat, dekriminalizovat
BrE
/di:'krɪmɪnəlaɪz/
AmE
/di:'krɪmɪnəlaɪz/

verb - to stop something from being illegal

 
unresponsive - nereagující
BrE
/ˌʌnrɪ'spɒnsɪv/
AmE
/ˌʌnrɪ'spɑ:nsɪv/

adjective, formal - not reacting to something or someone

 
illiteracy - negramotnost
BrE
/ɪ'lɪtərəsi/
AmE
/ɪ'lɪt̬ərəsi/

noun - the inability to write and read