burdened - obtěžkaný, zatížený
BrE
/'bɜ:dnd/
AmE
/'bɜ:rdnd/

adjective - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

 
encumbered - obtěžkaný, zatížený
BrE
/ɪn'kʌmbəd/
AmE
/ɪn'kʌmbərd/

adjective, formal - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

fork
fork - rozcestí
BrE
/'fɔ:k/
AmE
/'fɔ:rk/

noun - the place where a road becomes divided into several roads going in different directions

 
twist - zvrat, nečekaný zvrat
BrE
/'twɪst/
AmE
/'twɪst/

noun - an unexpected event in a story which changes the way the story is going

 
ghostwriter - skutečný autor (píšící pro někoho jiného)
BrE
/'gəʊstraɪtə/
AmE
/'gəʊstraɪtər/

noun - a person who writes a book or an article for another person, under whose name it is going to be published

 
introduction - úvod
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬rə'dʌkʃn/

noun - the first part of a book, letter, etc. that says what the rest of the work is going to be about

 
investment - investice
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - a thing that is worth purchasing, because it will be useful

 
investment - investice
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - a thing that is worth purchasing, because it will be useful

laxative
laxative - projímadlo
BrE
/'læksətɪv/
AmE
/'læksət̬ɪv/

noun - a remedy for constipation, a medicine that will increase bowel movement

 
thoughtless - bezohledný
BrE
/'θɔ:tləs/
AmE
/'θɔ:tləs/

adjective - not thinking what your actions will cause, not thinking about others

 
thoughtlessness - bezohlednost
BrE
/'θɔ:tləsnəs/
AmE
/'θɔ:tləsnəs/

noun - not thinking what your actions will cause, not thinking about others

 
abduction - únos (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/æb'dʌkʃn/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person against their will

 
booster - vzpruha
BrE
/'bu:stə/
AmE
/'bu:stər/

noun, informal - something that will give you energy esp. when you are tired

 
read sb's palm - věštit z ruky
BrE
/ˌri:d sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌri:d sʌmbʌdiz'pɑ:m/

verb - to look at someone's palm and tell them what they are like and what their future will bring

 
no worries - žádný strachy, žádnej problém, bez starosti, v klidu
BrE
/'nəʊ ˌwʌriz/
AmE
/'noʊ ˌwɜ:riz/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to tell somebody that everything will be alright, that there is no need to be nervous or afraid