UN - OSN
BrE
/ˌju:'en/
AmE
/ˌju:'en/

noun - short for United Nations

 
NYC - město New York (zkr.)
BrE
/ˌen waɪ'si/
AmE
/ˌen waɪ'si/

noun - short for New York City

 
tariff - poplatek, sazba, sazebník (za služby apod.)
BrE
/'tærɪf/
AmE
/'tærɪf/

noun - a list of prices or fees for services

 
tariff - celní sazba, celní tarif, clo
BrE
/'tærɪf/
AmE
/'tærɪf/

noun - a tax or fee that a government puts on goods imported or exported between countries

 
fuss - dělat povyk, dělat si starosti, rozčilovat se (zbytečně)
BrE
/'fʌs/
AmE
/'fʌs/

verb - to show excessive concern or worry about something that is often unimportant or to behave in a nervous or anxious way, especially when trying to fix or arrange something

 
itch - chuť, touha (po něčem)
BrE
/'ɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɪtʃ/

noun, informal - a strong desire to do something

 
itch - mít hroznou chuť, být celý nedočkavý
BrE
/'ɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to want to do something very much and usually immediately

recluse
recluse - samotář, poustevník
BrE
/rɪ'klu:s/
AmE
/'reklu:s/

noun - a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids the company of others

 
dicey - ošemetný, riskantní, nebezpečný
BrE
/'daɪsi/
AmE
/'daɪsi/

adjective, informal - risky or dangerous, often implying that the situation is uncertain or unpredictable

purse
purse - špulit, našpulit (rty)
BrE
/'pɜ:s/
AmE
/'pɜ:rs/

verb - (of lips) to press together tightly, often because you are thinking or to show disapproval

coordinator
coordinator - koordinátor
BrE
/kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪtə/
AmE
/koʊ'ɔ:rdɪneɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who organizes people or activities to work together effectively

 
whip up - vyburcovat, vybičovat
BrE
/ˌwɪp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɪp'ʌp/

verb - to make people feel strongly about something

whip up
whip up - uklohnit, ukuchtit, rychle uvařit
BrE
/ˌwɪp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɪp'ʌp/

verb - to quickly make something to eat

shrew
shrew - semetrika, megera, fúrie
BrE
/'ʃru:/
AmE
/'ʃru:/

noun, dated - a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman

shrew
shrew - rejsek (zvíře)
BrE
/'ʃru:/
AmE
/'ʃru:/

noun - a small insect-eating mammal resembling a mouse with a long pointed snout