commitment
commitment - závazek
BrE
/kə'mɪtmənt/
AmE
/kə'mɪtmənt/

noun - responsibility to do something; a promise that you will do something

comprehensive school
comprehensive school - všeobecná střední škola
BrE
/ˌkɒmprɪ'hensɪv 'sku:l/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mprɪ'hensɪv 'sku:l/

noun, British English - a kind of British secondary school that most children go to

chauffeur
chauffeur - šofér
BrE
/'ʃəʊfə/
AmE
/ʃoʊ'fɜ:r/

noun - a person whose job is to drive a car for somebody

convicted
convicted - odsouzený
BrE
/kən'vɪktɪd/
AmE
/kən'vɪktɪd/

adjective - found guilty of a crime and sent to prison for it

burn
burn - spálit (jídlo), připálit
BrE
/'bɜ:n/
AmE
/'bɜ:rn/

verb - to overcook something so that it becomes dark and not eatable

 
find - ocitnout se, být, stanout
BrE
/'faɪnd/
AmE
/'faɪnd/

verb - to discover yourself or someone in a particular situation, usually unexpected

 
beside the point - irelevantní, vedlejší, mimo téma
BrE
/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/

phrase - not important or relevant to the subject that you are discussing

 
assertiveness - asertivita
BrE
/ə'sɜ:tɪvnəs/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of not being frightened to say what you want

 
make a face - udělat obličej, protáhnout obličej
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ə'feɪs/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ə'feɪs/

verb - to make a facial expression that shows you don't like something

 
pull a face - udělat obličej, protáhnout obličej
BrE
/ˌpʊl ə'feɪs/
AmE
/ˌpʊl ə'feɪs/

verb - to make a facial expression that shows you don't like something

 
bring down - svrhnout
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'daʊn/

verb - to take away the power of a king/queen/dictator etc.

 
critic - kritik
BrE
/'krɪtɪk/
AmE
/'krɪt̬ɪk/

noun - a person whose job is to evaluate books, films, plays etc.

 
sweep out - smést
BrE
/swi:p'aʊt/
AmE
/swi:p'aʊt/

verb - to remove something with force, usually from the surface of something

had better
had better - raději by měl, měl by
BrE
/həd'betə/
AmE
/həd'bet̬ər/

verb - a modal expression used to tell someone what they should do

pick
pick - trhat (např. ovoce), sbírat (např. ovoce)
BrE
/'pɪk/
AmE
/'pɪk/

verb - to remove flowers, fruits etc. from a plant, a tree etc.