log cabin - srub (z dřevěných klád)
BrE
/ˌlɒg'kæbɪn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:g'kæbɪn/

noun - a small house made of wooden logs

 
take out - vybrat (peníze z účtu)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to get money from your bank account

 
compile - sestavit (z různých informací)
BrE
/kəm'paɪl/
AmE
/kəm'paɪl/

verb - to collect information from different places to produce a list, book, etc.

 
out of - mimo, z (např. dosahu)
BrE
/'aʊtəv/
AmE
/'aʊt̬əv/

preposition - from a position near something to a position distant from it

pick sb's brains
pick sb's brains - tahat rozumy (z někoho)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒdiz 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɑ:diz 'breɪnz/

verb, informal - to ask somebody a lot of questions about something, especially because they know a lot about it

 
bibliophobia - bibliofobie, strach z knih
BrE
/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/bɪbliə'fəʊbiə/

noun - a fear of books

genie
genie - džin (duch z pohádek)
BrE
/'dʒi:ni/
AmE
/'dʒi:ni/

noun - a magical creature that lives in a bottle or lamp and grants you wishes

drag
drag - šluk, potáhnutí z cigarety
BrE
/'dræg/
AmE
/'dræg/

noun, informal - the act of taking in air through a cigarette or pipe

 
dumbfounded - oněmělý (např. z šoku)
BrE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/
AmE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/

adjective - unable to speak because you are surprised, shocked etc.

 
telenovela - telenovala (z Latinské Ameriky)
BrE
/telənə'velə/
AmE
/telənə'velə/

noun - a soap opera that is aired in or from many Latin American countries

 
publicly - státně, z veřejných prostředků
BrE
/'pʌblɪkli/
AmE
/'pʌblɪkli/

adverb - paid, owned, etc. by the government

carsickness
carsickness - nevolnost z jízdy autem
BrE
/'kɑ:sɪknəs/
AmE
/'kɑ:rsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car

 
motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

 
largely - převážně, z velké části
BrE
/'lɑ:dʒli/
AmE
/'lɑ:rdʒli/

adverb - mostly or almost completely

 
off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit