peeve - dopálit, naštvat, podráždit (koho)
BrE
/'pi:v/
AmE
/'pi:v/

verb, informal - to annoy someone, to make someone angry

pet peeve
pet peeve - otravná drobnost, maličkost lezoucí na nervy
BrE
/ˌpet'pi:v/
AmE
/ˌpet'pi:v/

noun, American English, informal - something we particularly hate or dislike

 
ram - vrazit (do něčeho), napálit (do něčeho)
BrE
/'ræm/
AmE
/'ræm/

verb - to hit something with force

get cold feet
get cold feet - dostat strach, ztratit odvahu
BrE
/get ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/get ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/

verb - to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do

 
assertiveness - asertivita
BrE
/ə'sɜ:tɪvnəs/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of not being frightened to say what you want

make ends meet
make ends meet - vyjít s penězmi
BrE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/

verb - to have just enough money to pay for necessary things

 
no wonder - není divu, žádný div (že)
BrE
/nəʊ 'wʌndə/
AmE
/noʊ 'wʌndər/

phrase - used to express that something is not surprising

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 
April Fool's Day - Apríl
BrE
/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/

noun - the 1st of April, the day when people in many countries play tricks on each other

 
governing body - správní orgán, řídící orgán
BrE
/ˌgʌvənɪŋ 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌgʌvərnɪŋ 'bɑ:di/

noun - the group of officials that manages or controls the activities of country or organization

 
make a point of - zakládat si na, trvat na (čem)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ə 'pɔɪnt ɒv/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ə 'pɔɪnt ɑ:v/

verb - to make sure you do something because it is important to you

 
relatively - poměrně, relativně
BrE
/'relətɪvli/
AmE
/'relətɪvli/

adverb - to a certain degree, especially in comparison with other things or with what you expect

 
recognised - považován, pokládán (za)
BrE
/'rekəgnaɪzd/
AmE
/'rekəgnaɪzd/

adjective - known, considered true or valid

 
outsider - outsider, člověk co nezapadá
BrE
/ˌaʊt'saɪdə/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'saɪdər/

noun - a person who does not belong to a particular group of people

 
five-month-old - pětiměsíční
BrE
/'faɪvˌmʌnθˌəʊld/
AmE
/'faɪvˌmʌnθˌoʊld/

adjective - being five months old