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

protest
protest - protestovat
BrE
/prə'test/
AmE
/proʊ'test/

verb - to oppose something strongly, esp. by speaking about it

 
dedicated - věnovaný, zasvěcený
BrE
/'dedɪˌkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'dedɪˌkeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - given entirely to something (e.g. a cause) or somebody

hurdle
hurdle - překážka (v překážkovém běhu)
BrE
/'hɜ:dl/
AmE
/'hɜ:rdl/

noun - a light frame that runners have to jump over

 
rev up - přidat otáčky (motoru)
BrE
/ˌrev'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌrev'ʌp/

verb - (usually of an engine) to make it run faster

 
set apart - vyzdvihnout
BrE
/ˌset ə'pɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌset̬ ə'pɑ:rt/

verb - to make someone or something seem better than others

 
echo - opakovat (po někom)
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

verb - to repeat someone else's words after they've said them

 
count - počítat
BrE
/'kaʊnt/
AmE
/'kaʊnt/

verb - to say numbers in successive order (1, 2, 3 ...)

cringe
cringe - cuknout sebou, škubnout sebou, trhnout sebou
BrE
/'krɪndʒ/
AmE
/'krɪndʒ/

verb - to move away reflexively, especially when you are afraid

 
butt out - přestat se plést (do něčeho), neplést se (do něčeho), odprejsknout, nemotat se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbʌt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbʌt̬'aʊt/

verb - to stop being involved in someone else's conversation etc.