sugar cube
sugar cube - kostka cukru
BrE
/'ʃʊgə kju:b/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər kju:b/

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

 
gross - vydělat hrubého (před zdaněním)
BrE
/'grəʊs/
AmE
/'groʊs/

verb, formal - to earn a particular amount of money, before tax has been taken away

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
string - navléknout (např. na šňůrku)
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

 
melt down - roztavit (kov apod.)
BrE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/

verb - to heat something solid, usually a metal object, until it becomes a liquid

 
hacking - hackování, nabourání se (do počítače apod.)
BrE
/'hækɪŋ/
AmE
/'hækɪŋ/

noun - breaking into somebody else's computer, server, phone etc. to obtain information illegally etc.

reluctantly
reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě
BrE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/
AmE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

 
enchant - okouzlit, učarovat, nadchnout
BrE
/ɪn'tʃɑ:nt/
AmE
/ɪn'tʃænt/

verb, formal - to attract someone very much or make them feel interested, excited about something

 
anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

tour
tour - procestovat, projezdit
BrE
/'tʊə/
AmE
/'tʊr/

verb - to visit a series of places (e.g. as a band playing concerts etc.)

squint
squint - šilhat
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

 
removal - stěhování (nábytku)
BrE
/rɪ'mu:vl/
AmE
/rɪ'mu:vl/

noun, British English - the act of taking furniture and other things from one house to another

pneumatic drill
pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer
jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

 
upmarket - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné, nóbl
BrE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:kɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:rkɪt/

adjective, British English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people