alloy - slitina
BrE
/'ælɔɪ/
AmE
/'ælɔɪ/

noun - a metal that is a combination of more metals or metals and nonmetals

 
adjustment - úprava, přizpůsobení
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/

noun - a small change made to improve something, a change in a person's behaviour

delicates
delicates - jemné prádlo
BrE
/'delɪkəts/
AmE
/'delɪkəts/

noun - clothes that should be washed carefully

out of this world
out of this world - neskutečný, úchvatný
BrE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:ld/
AmE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:rld/

adjective, informal - extremely good or beautiful

 
make up - napracovat, nahradit si, dohnat
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to compensate for work you missed, for not working hard enough etc.

 
lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 
knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 
knock off - zabalit (skončit), skončit v práci
BrE
/ˌnɒk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop working

 
recruit - rekrut
BrE
/rɪ'kru:t/
AmE
/rɪ'kru:t/

noun - a person who has just started working for the police or joined the armed forces

 
kick off - odstartovat, začít
BrE
/ˌkɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkɪk'ɑf/

verb - to begin, to start

 
dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 
crop - ostříhat na krátko
BrE
/'krɒp/
AmE
/'krɑ:p/

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický
BrE
/'daʊnbi:t/
AmE
/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 
pike - štika
BrE
/'paɪk/
AmE
/'paɪk/

noun - a large freshwater fish, often olive green, mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere