standard - norma
BrE
/'stændəd/
AmE
/'stændərd/

noun - a fixed size, weight and quality that has to be reached

 
supernatural - nadpřirozený
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'nætʃrəl/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'nætʃrəl/

adjective - not able to be explained by science, such as magic, etc.

costs
costs - náklady, výlohy
BrE
/'kɒsts/
AmE
/'kɑ:sts/

noun - the amount of money that has to be paid for something

 
get caught - být načapán, nechat se načapat
BrE
/ˌget'kɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌget'kɑ:t/

verb - to be seen (esp. accidentally) doing something bad, immoral, illegal etc.

 
blot out - zakrýt, zastínit
BrE
/ˌblɒt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌblɑ:t'aʊt/

verb - to hide or cover something so that it can't be seen

 
shush - pšš
BrE
/'ʃʊʃ/
AmE
/'ʃʊʃ/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
shh - pšš
BrE
/'ʃ:/
AmE
/'ʃ:/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
sh - pš
BrE
//
AmE
//

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

vacancy
vacancy - volný pokoj (např. v hotelu), volné místo (pracovní)
BrE
/'veɪkənsi/
AmE
/'veɪkənsi/

noun - a place, room, position etc. that is available to be used

 
maybe so - možná ano, možná jo
BrE
/ˌmeɪbi'səʊ/
AmE
/ˌmeɪbi'soʊ/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something may be true

 
alleged - údajný, domnělý
BrE
/ə'ledʒd/
AmE
/ə'ledʒd/

adjective, formal - said or thought to be true, without having or giving proof

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
in the wash - v prádle, (už prány) v pračce
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'wɒʃ/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'wɑ:ʃ/

adverb - being washed, has just been washed or waiting to be washed

 
backlog - resty, nevyřízené věci, nahromaděné věci
BrE
/'bækˌlɒg/
AmE
/'bækˌlɑ:g/

noun - the accumulated things, jobs, tasks etc. that need to be done

 
tuck away - ukrýt (něco), schovat (něco), zašít (schovat něco), skrýt, uklidit (schovat)
BrE
/ˌtʌk ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌtʌk ə'weɪ/

verb - to put something in a place where it can't be found