exemplify - ilustrovat, být příkladem
BrE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/

verb, formal - to give or be a typical example of something

 
duty - daň, clo
BrE
/'dju:ti/
AmE
/'du:t̬i/

noun - a tax that you pay on goods that are bought or imported

jab
jab - injekce, dávka (injekční)
BrE
/'dʒæb/
AmE
/'dʒæb/

noun, British English - a small amount of a drug that is put into the body by a single injection

memory lane
memory lane - nostalgické vzpomínání, zavzpomínání
BrE
/ˌmemri'leɪn/
AmE
/ˌmemri'leɪn/

noun - thinking about or remembering the past (usually after 'a walk down', 'a trip down' or 'a stroll down')

 
dutifully - řádně, svědomitě
BrE
/'dju:tɪfəli/
AmE
/'du:tɪfəli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you do everything that you are expected to do

 
predominant - dominantní, převládající
BrE
/prɪ'dɒmɪnənt/
AmE
/prɪ'dɑ:mɪnənt/

adjective - more important, noticeable, etc. than other people or things

 
dominating - dominantní
BrE
/'dɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'dɑ:mɪneɪtɪŋ/

adjective - being the most important, successful, etc. person or thign

haystack
haystack - kupka sena, kupa sena
BrE
/'heɪstæk/
AmE
/'heɪstæk/

noun - a pile of hay

 
roll in the hay - pohlavní styk (humorně)
BrE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/

noun, informal - (humorous) a sexual intercourse

 
hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan
BrE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/

verb, informal - to go to bed

 
HMRC - finanční úřad
BrE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:r'si:/

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 
subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)
BrE
/'sʌbsədi/
AmE
/'sʌbsədi/

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 
visible - viditelný
BrE
/'vɪzəbl/
AmE
/'vɪzəbl/

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant
pendant - přívěsek
BrE
/'pendənt/
AmE
/'pendənt/

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle
shingle - oblázky, kamínky
BrE
/'ʃɪŋgl/
AmE
/'ʃɪŋgl/

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river