mindless of - nedbaje, nedbající
BrE
/'maɪndləs əv/
AmE
/'maɪndləs əv/

adjective, formal - not paying attention to, not minding something

 
mindlessly - bezduše, bezmyšlenkovitě
BrE
/'maɪndləsli/
AmE
/'maɪndləsli/

adverb - without thinking

 
mindless - zbytečný, nesmyslný
BrE
/'maɪndləs/
AmE
/'maɪndləs/

adjective - having no purpose, making no sense

 
in droves - masově, davově, houfně, ve velkých počtech
BrE
/ɪn'drəʊvz/
AmE
/ɪn'droʊvz/

adverb - in large numbers

 
inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜ:rʒn/

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

 
searchlight - reflektor
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
dry milk - sušené mléko
BrE
/ˌdraɪ 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ 'mɪlk/

noun, American English - milk that has been evaporated to dryness (American English)

scaffolding
scaffolding - lešení (kolem budovy)
BrE
/'skæfldɪŋ/
AmE
/'skæfldɪŋ/

noun - a structure of poles and boards that is put around a building for workers to stand on

 
skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

white-collar
white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'kɒlə/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'kɑ:lər/

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

commodious
commodious - prostorný (formální)
BrE
/kə'məʊdɪəs/
AmE
/kə'moʊdɪəs/

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy
roomy - prostorný
BrE
/'ru:mi/
AmE
/'ru:mi/

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy
airy - vzdušný
BrE
/'eəri/
AmE
/'eri/

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties
Smarties - lentilky
BrE
/'smɑ:tiz/
AmE
/'smɑ:rtiz/

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours