throbbing - tepající (bolest)
BrE
/'θrɒbɪŋ/
AmE
/'θrɑ:bɪŋ/

adjective - (of pain) coming and going quickly, suddenly and violently

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

crash barrier
crash barrier - svodidla, svodidlo
BrE
/'kræʃ bæriə/
AmE
/'kræʃ bæriər/

noun - a strong fence or wall beside a road to stop cars from going off it

trick-or-treating
trick-or-treating - koledování (halloweenské)
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtrɪk ə'tri:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the Halloween custom of going from house to house in costumes and asking for candy

 
liaise - úzce spolupracovat
BrE
/li'eɪz/
AmE
/li'eɪz/

verb, British English - to work closely with someone and keep each other informed about what is going on

 
fixer-upper - koupená věc vyžadující renovaci (např. dům)
BrE
/'fɪksə'rʌpə/
AmE
/'fɪksə'rʌpər/

noun, informal - something (usually a house) that you buy and that you are going to renovate yourself

guarantee
guarantee - záruka
BrE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
AmE
/ˌgerən'ti:/

noun - a promise that something will be done or will happen, a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it

 
future perfect - předbudoucí čas
BrE
/ˌfju:tʃə'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌfju:tʃər'pɜ:rfekt/

noun - a grammar structure consisting of WILL HAVE + past participle, such as 'I will have seen this film.'

 
horoscope - horoskop
BrE
/'hɒrəskəʊp/
AmE
/'hɑ:rəskoʊp/

noun - a statement that says what is going to happen to you, it is usually made by astrologists etc.

 
so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho
BrE
/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

 
expectant - plný očekávání
BrE
/ɪk'spektənt/
AmE
/ɪk'spektənt/

adjective - feeling or hoping that something will happen

 
mortal - smrtelný, smrtící
BrE
/'mɔ:tl/
AmE
/'mɔ:rt̬l/

adjective - that will end up in death, fatal

softener
softener - změkčovadlo, aviváž
BrE
/'sɒfnə/
AmE
/'sɑ:fnər/

noun, American English - a substance that will make clothes softer

 
illuminate - objasnit, vyjasnit, vrhnout světlo (na něco)
BrE
/ɪl'lu:mɪneɪt/
AmE
/ɪl'lu:məneɪt/

verb - to give light, to make something clear, to give information that will explain what you couldn't understand