contagious
contagious - nakažlivý
BrE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/
AmE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/

adjective - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person

 
abyss - propast
BrE
/ə'bɪs/
AmE
/ə'bɪs/

noun - an enormous pit or hole that doesn't seem to have a bottom

 
answer the door - jít otevřít
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə ðə'dɔ:/
AmE
/'ænsər ðə'dɔ:r/

verb - to open the door when someone has knocked or rung the doorbell

garnish
garnish - ozdoba (jídla), obloha (u jídla)
BrE
/'gɑ:nɪʃ/
AmE
/'gɑ:rnɪʃ/

noun - something used to make food look nicer, such as vegetables, nuts etc.

garnish
garnish - ozdobit (jídlo)
BrE
/'gɑ:nɪʃ/
AmE
/'gɑ:rnɪʃ/

verb - to make food look nicer by decorating it with vegetables, nuts etc.

 
squawk - skřehotat, krákat, vřeštět
BrE
/'skwɔ:k/
AmE
/'skwɔ:k/

verb - (of birds or like a bird) to make an unpleasant sharp noise

 
incidentally - mimochodem
BrE
/ˌɪnsɪ'dentli/
AmE
/ˌɪnsə'dentli/

adverb - a word we use to introduce a different topic when we speak

 
sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo
BrE
/'ʃʊgəˌkəʊtɪd/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərˌkoʊt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is

alliance
alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance
BrE
/ə'laɪəns/
AmE
/ə'laɪəns/

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 
after - za (někým), po (něčem)
BrE
/'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'æftər/

preposition - a preposition used to express that somebody is following somebody or something

 
fortress - pevnost
BrE
/'fɔ:trəs/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtrəs/

noun - a strong building that was built to protect people in an attack

 
catch - pochytit, postřehnout, rozumět
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to understand what was said, especially if it was said too quickly

 
betrayal - zrada, proradnost
BrE
/bɪ'treɪəl/
AmE
/bɪ'treɪəl/

noun - the act of being unfaithful to someone esp. by helping their enemy

fertilizer
fertilizer - hnojivo
BrE
/'fɜ:təlaɪzə/
AmE
/'fɜ:rt̬əlaɪzər/

noun - a substance (such as manure or compost) used to help plants grow

 
own up - přiznat (se k něčemu)
BrE
/ˌəʊn'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌoʊn'ʌp/

verb - to admit that you have done something bad or made a mistake