elector - volič
BrE
/ɪ'lektə/
AmE
/ɪ'lektər/

noun - a person who can vote in an election

 
the lesser of two evils - menší zlo, to menší ze dvou zel
BrE
/ðə ˌlesə ɒv tu: 'i:vəlz/
AmE
/ðə ˌlesər ɑ:v tu: 'i:vəlz/

phrase - a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.

 
kill two birds with one stone - zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou
BrE
/kɪl tu: bɜ:dz wɪð wʌn 'stəʊn/
AmE
/kɪl tu: bɜ:rdz wɪð wʌn 'stoʊn/

verb - to achieve two things in one action

 
drop it - nech toho, přestaň s tím
BrE
/'drɒp ɪt/
AmE
/'drɑ:p ɪt/

phrase - used when you want someone to stop talking about something, especially because it is annoying

 
Atlanta - Atlanta
BrE
/ət'læntə/
AmE
/ət'læntə/

noun - a city in Georgia, USA

 
look up - zastavit se (u někoho), zaskočit (k někomu), navštívit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌlʊk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌlʊk'ʌp/

verb, informal - to visit someone

 
delivery room - porodní sál
BrE
/dɪ'lɪvəriˌru:m/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪvəriˌru:m/

noun - a room in a hospital where women give birth to their babies

 
post-apocalyptic - post-apokalyptický
BrE
/ˌpəstəpɒkə'lɪptɪk/
AmE
/ˌpoʊstəpɑ:kə'lɪptɪk/

adjective - occurring after a destructive disaster or apocalypse

 
one time - jednou (takhle), kdysi
BrE
/'wʌntaɪm/
AmE
/'wʌntaɪm/

adverb - once, some time ago

 
so as to - aby (za účelem)
BrE
/'səʊ æz tu:/
AmE
/'soʊ æz tu:/

conjunction - in order to

 
life-size - v životní velikosti
BrE
/'laɪfsaɪz/
AmE
/'laɪfsaɪz/

adjective - the same size as the person or thing represented

 
go overboard - přehnat to (s něčím), zajít příliš daleko
BrE
/gəʊ 'əʊvəbɔ:d/
AmE
/goʊ 'oʊvərbɔ:rd/

verb, informal - to do something more than is necessary

 
lay out - vyložit, vysvětlit, objasnit
BrE
/leɪ 'aʊt/
AmE
/leɪ 'aʊt/

verb - to explain or present your ideas, plans or principles clearly

ovenproof
ovenproof - žáruvzdorný (vhodný do trouby)
BrE
/'ʌvnpru:f/
AmE
/'ʌvnpru:f/

adjective - can be used in an oven without being damaged

 
disapproval - nesouhlas, nelibost, odmítnutí
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pru:vl/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pru:vl/

noun - the state of not agreeing with something, the state of thinking that something is wrong