weighty - těžký, velký
BrE
/'weɪti/
AmE
/'weɪti/

adjective, literary - heavy

 
underweight - s podváhou, hubený
BrE
/ˌʌndə'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'weɪt/

adjective - weighing too little, less than the normal weight

 
weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

 
weighting - váha, přiřazení váhy
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun - a value given to something according to how important it is

 
weightlifter - vzpěrač
BrE
/'weɪtlɪftə/
AmE
/'weɪtlɪftər/

noun - a person who lifts heavy weights in a competition

mishap
mishap - nehoda, neštěstí, nešťastná náhoda, incident, nepříjemnost
BrE
/'mɪshæp/
AmE
/'mɪshæp/

noun - an unlucky event that does not have serious results

 
meander - nemít žádný účel
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a conversation, activity, etc.) to have no particular purpose or direction

meander
meander - zátočina, meandr
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

noun - a place where a stream, road, river, etc. curves

 
meander - potulovat se, toulat se
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - to walk slowly without a particular aim

meander
meander - klikatit se (silnice ap.)
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a road, stream, etc.) to have a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

 
lucky charm - talisman pro štěstí
BrE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:m/
AmE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:rm/

noun - an object or a person that is believed to bring good luck

 
jinxed - prokletý, nešťastný
BrE
/'dʒɪŋkst/
AmE
/'dʒɪŋkst/

adjective, informal - considered to bring bad luck

 
hazard - troufnout si (hádat)
BrE
/'hæzəd/
AmE
/'hæzərd/

verb, formal - to risk doing something, especially making a guess, etc.

 
hazard - vystavit nebezpečí
BrE
/'hæzəd/
AmE
/'hæzərd/

verb, formal - to put something in danger

gamble
gamble - risk, hazard
BrE
/'gæmbl/
AmE
/'gæmbl/

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success