life-threatening
life-threatening - život ohrožující
BrE
/'laɪf θretnɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪf θretnɪŋ/

adjective - (of a situation or an illness) likely to kill someone

 
cut - stříhat (nahrávku)
BrE
/'kʌt/
AmE
/'kʌt/

verb - to prepare a tape by removing some parts of it

 
conceive - vymyslet, zplodit (myšlenku ap.)
BrE
/kən'si:v/
AmE
/kən'si:v/

verb, formal - to form a plan or an idea in your mind

 
put out - vynést (koš, ap.)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'aʊt/

verb - to take something out of your flat and leave it

 
private detective - soukromý detektiv
BrE
/ˌpraɪvət dɪ'tektɪv/
AmE
/ˌpraɪvət dɪ'tektɪv/

noun - a detective that you can pay to find out information

rub out
rub out - vygumovat
BrE
/'rʌb aʊt/
AmE
/'rʌb aʊt/

verb, British English - to remove something that you have written, using a rubber

negligent
negligent - nedbalý, zanedbávající (povinnosti)
BrE
/'neglɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒənt/

adjective - not giving enough attention or care to things or people

 
spell out - objasnit, vysvětlit
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to explain something in a simple and very clear way

 
merit - zasluhovat (si)
BrE
/'merɪt/
AmE
/'merɪt/

verb, formal - to deserve a particular treatment or action (attention, praise, etc.)

 
damn it - sakra, krucinál, k čertu s tím, proboha
BrE
/'dæm ɪt/
AmE
/'dæm ɪt/

phrase - used to show that you are annoyed, angry, disappointed, etc.

premature
premature - předčasný, unáhlený, ukvapený
BrE
/ˌpremə'tʃʊə/
AmE
/ˌpri:mə'tʃʊr/

adjective - happening too soon, happening earlier than it is supposed to

 
carrier - přenašeč, nositel (nemoci)
BrE
/'kæriə/
AmE
/'kæriər/

noun - a person or animal that passes a disease to others

 
excuse - záminka
BrE
/ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ɪks'kju:s/

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

 
meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis
BrE
/ˌmi:t hɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌmi:t hæf'weɪ/

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

compass
compass - kružítko
BrE
/'kʌmpəs/
AmE
/'kʌmpəs/

noun - a small instrument that is used to draw perfect circles