detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka
BrE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/
AmE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 
mull - zvažovat, přemýšlet, promýšlet, uvažovat
BrE
/'mʌl/
AmE
/'mʌl/

verb - to think about something slowly and carefully

 
key - klíč (odpovědi), odpovědi, řešení
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - the answers to an exercise

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 
page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha
BrE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:nə/
AmE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:rnər/

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

coniferous
coniferous - jehličnatý
BrE
/kə'nɪfərəs/
AmE
/kə'nɪfərəs/

adjective - used in connection with trees whose leaves are like needles and produces cones

 
rally - sjednotit se (pro společný cíl)
BrE
/'ræli/
AmE
/'ræli/

verb - to bring people together to support someone or something

 
rally - shromáždění, manifestace
BrE
/'ræli/
AmE
/'ræli/

noun - a large public meeting that is held to support a political party or a particular idea

 
buzzer - bzučák
BrE
/'bʌzə/
AmE
/'bʌzər/

noun - an electrical device that produces buzzing sound to attract someone's attention

 
interest rate - úroková sazba
BrE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/
AmE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/

noun - the amount of interest that a financial company charges you when you borrow money or that you gain when you keep money in an account

 
dollop - kydnout
BrE
/'dɒləp/
AmE
/'dɑ:ləp/

verb, informal - to add something casually, usually soft food

dollop
dollop - kydanec, kydnutí (množství)
BrE
/'dɒləp/
AmE
/'dɑ:ləp/

noun, informal - a small amount of something soft, usually food

 
denounce - kritizovat, pranýřovat
BrE
/dɪ'naʊns/
AmE
/dɪ'naʊns/

verb - to criticize someone or something severely

 
football boot - kopačka (obuv na hraní fotbalu)
BrE
/'fʊtbɔ:l bu:t/
AmE
/'fʊtbɔ:l bu:t/

noun, British English - a special type of shoe that is worn for playing football, usually with studs

 
constituent - volič (z určitého volebního obvodu)
BrE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/
AmE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/

noun - a person who lives in a particular area and can vote a representative to a legislative body