cry over spilt milk - brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem
BrE
/ˌkraɪ əʊvə ˌspɪlt 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ oʊvər ˌspɪlt 'mɪlk/

verb, British English - to regret something that has already happened and you cannot do anything about

 
conveniently - příhodně, vhodně
BrE
/kən'vi:niəntli/
AmE
/kən'vi:njəntli/

adverb - in a way that something is more suitable, helpful or easy to use

 
counterclockwise - proti směru hodinových ručiček
BrE
/ˌkaʊntə'klɒkwaɪz/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'klɑ:kwaɪz/

adverb - in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock

 
place - umístit se, skončit, dopadnout
BrE
/'pleɪs/
AmE
/'pleɪs/

verb - to finish in a particular position in a race, in a competition etc.

 
rat out - donášet na (někoho), žalovat na (někoho), říct (něco an někoho), udat (někoho)
BrE
/'rætˌaʊt/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌaʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to tell someone (the police, parents, teachers etc.) that somebody did something wrong

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government

culprit
culprit - pachatel, viník
BrE
/'kʌlprɪt/
AmE
/'kʌlprɪt/

noun - the person who has broken the law or caused something bad to happen

 
valuable - cennost, osobní cenný předmět
BrE
/'væljʊbl/
AmE
/'væljʊəbəl/

noun - a thing that is important to somebody or worth a lot of money

 
stenographer - stenograf, stenografka, těsnopisec
BrE
/stə'nɒgrəfə/
AmE
/stə'nɑ:grəfər/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to write down what somebody says using shorthand

 
triplet - trojče
BrE
/'trɪplət/
AmE
/'trɪplət/

noun - one of three children born to the same mother at the same time

 
zap - sejmout (zabít někoho)
BrE
/'zæp/
AmE
/'zæp/

verb - to hit (and kill) someone or something suddenly, with a lot of force

 
by all means - rozhodně, každopádně, v každém případě
BrE
/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmin:z/
AmE
/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmi:nz/

phrase - used to tell someone that you let them do something or have something

 
bi - bi (bisexuál)
BrE
/'baɪ/
AmE
/'baɪ/

adjective, informal - abbreviation for bisexual, someone who is sexually attracted to both women and men

 
count out - odpočítat, spočítat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt 'aʊt/

verb - to count coins or notes one by one as you put them somewhere

 
congested - ucpaný, zacpaný (silnice apod.)
BrE
/kən'dʒestɪd/
AmE
/kən'dʒestɪd/

adjective - full of cars or people so it's difficult to walk or drive on