cower - krčit se, choulit se
BrE
/'kaʊə/
AmE
/'kaʊər/

verb - to crouch or lie down because you are frightened

 
copy - rozumět (ve vysílačce)
BrE
/'kɒpi/
AmE
/'kɑ:pi/

verb, American English, informal - (used in radio communications, usually in questions) to understand

gills
gills - žábry
BrE
/'gɪlz/
AmE
/'gɪlz/

noun - the organ that enables fish to breathe under water

 
endeavour - počin
BrE
/ɪn'devə/
AmE
/ɪn'devə/

noun - an activity you do in order to achieve something

turn off
turn off - vypnout
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop a machine etc. by using a switch

 
translate - překládat, přeložit
BrE
/træns'leɪt/
AmE
/træns'leɪt/

verb - to change written or spoken words into another language

cleaning lady
cleaning lady - uklízečka
BrE
/'kli:nɪŋˌleɪdi/
AmE
/'kli:nɪŋˌleɪdi/

noun - a woman whose job is to mop floors etc.

yikes
yikes - a jéje, jejej
BrE
/'jaɪks/
AmE
/'jaɪks/

interjection - an exclamation used to express unpleasant surprise, fear etc.

 
gosh - tý jo (zvolání)
BrE
/'gɒʃ/
AmE
/'gɑ:ʃ/

interjection - an exclamation used to express unpleasant surprise or dislike

 
uh-huh - jo
BrE
/ˌʌ'hʌ/
AmE
/ˌʌ'hʌ/

interjection, informal - a sound you make to express agreement, approval etc.

 
jocular - žertovný
BrE
/'dʒɒkjələ/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:kjələr/

adjective, formal - humorous, meant to make people laugh, not meant seriously

 
old habits die hard - zvyk je železná košile
BrE
/ˌəʊld'hæbɪtsˌdaɪ'hɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌoʊld'hæbɪtsˌdaɪ'hɑ:rd/

phrase - it's difficult to get rid of an existing habit

furnish
furnish - vybavit, zařídit (nábytkem apod.)
BrE
/'fɜ:nɪʃ/
AmE
/'fɜ:rnɪʃ/

verb - to put furniture into a house, flat or room

 
enact - herecky ztvárnit
BrE
/ɪ'nækt/
AmE
/ɪ'nækt/

verb, formal - to perform something (e.g. a story) as a play

 
unmanageably - nezvládnutelně
BrE
/ʌn'mænɪdʒəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'mænɪdʒəbli/

adverb - in a way that is not possible to manage