self-control - sebeovládání, sebekontrola
BrE
/ˌselfkən'trəʊl/
AmE
/ˌselfkən'troʊl/

noun - the ability to control your emotions etc.

 
delivery - porod
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvəri/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvəri/

noun - the process of giving birth to a child

 
deliver - předat, pronést, přinést
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvə/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvər/

verb - to make something available, to provide something

black cab
black cab - britský taxík (černý, zakulacený)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/

noun - a special taxi car typical for London and some other British cities, it is black and rounded and you can hail it in the street

flush
flush - v jedné rovině, v rovině, zarovnaný, vyrovnaný
BrE
/'flʌʃ/
AmE
/'flʌʃ/

adjective - level with a surface

 
loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus
BrE
/'lu:ni bɪn/
AmE
/'lu:ni bɪn/

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 
loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 
loony - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
loon - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:n/
AmE
/'lu:n/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

motor car
motor car - automobil
BrE
/'məʊtəˌkɑ:/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌkɑ:r/

noun, British English, formal - a car

 
trickster - podvodník
BrE
/'trɪkstə/
AmE
/'trɪkstər/

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible

 
crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)
BrE
/'krʊk/
AmE
/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

dinner jacket
dinner jacket - smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie