except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže
BrE
/ɪk'sept/
AmE
/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 
whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba
BrE
/ˌweərə'baʊts/
AmE
/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 
IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

crown
crown - koruna (stromu)
BrE
/'kraʊn/
AmE
/'kraʊn/

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves

 
self-appraisal - sebehodnocení
BrE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 
hot-air - horkovzdušný
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er/

adjective - using hot air

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

 
megalomania - velikášství
BrE
/megələ'meɪniə/
AmE
/megələ'meɪniə/

noun - a strong wish for power and control

 
egomania - egománie
BrE
/i:gəʊ'meɪniə/
AmE
/i:gəʊ'meɪniə/

noun - a mental condition when someone is obsessively interested in themselves

 
anglomania - anglománie
BrE
/æŋgləʊ'meɪniə/
AmE
/æŋgləʊ'meɪniə/

noun - extremely enthusiastic feelings for English customs

 
beatlemania - Beatles mánie
BrE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/
AmE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/

noun - a word that was invented in order to describe the wild enthusiasm of the Beatles' fans

 
nymphomania - nymfomanie
BrE
/nɪmfə'meɪnia/
AmE
/nɪmfə'meɪnia/

noun - the behavior of a woman who wants to have sex more often than is considered normal

 
kleptomania - kleptomanie
BrE
/kleptə'meɪniə/
AmE
/kleptə'meɪniə/

noun - a mental illness in which someone has a strong wish to steal that they cannot control