kung fu - kung fu
BrE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/
AmE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/

noun - a Chinese fighting art where you fight without weapons, using your feet and hands

 
put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně
BrE
/pʊt ɔ:l jə 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/pʊt ɔ:l jər 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bæskɪt/

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities

mulberry
mulberry - moruše
BrE
/'mʌlbəri/
AmE
/'mʌlberi/

noun - a dark soft fruit that grows on a small tree, or the tree that gives this fruit

 
gaudiness - křiklavost, extravagantnost, okázalost
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/

noun - the state of being extravagant, using bright colours, standing out from the rest etc.

 
gaudily - křiklavě, extravagantně, okázale
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪli/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪli/

adverb - in an extravagant way, especially using bright colours etc.

 
gaudy - univerzitní banket, univerzitní slavnost, univerzitní událost
BrE
/'gɔ:di/
AmE
/'gɔ:di/

noun, British English - a type of feast or banquet held at some British universities

 
spoorer - stopař (lovec)
BrE
/'spʊərə/
AmE
/'spʊrər/

noun - a person who hunts animals by following their tracks

 
heartening - povzbudivý
BrE
/'hɑ:tnɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:rtnɪŋ/

adjective - giving someone hope, courage, etc.

reinforcements
reinforcements - posily
BrE
/ˌri:ɪn'fɔ:smənts/
AmE
/ˌri:ɪn'fɔ:rsmənts/

noun - extra soldiers (police etc.) sent to strengthen an army (police force etc.)

spoor
spoor - jít po stopě, stopovat
BrE
/'spʊə/
AmE
/'spʊr/

verb - to follow the track or scent left by a wild animal, to follow the tracks left by a criminal

 
Bob - Bob
BrE
/'bɒb/
AmE
/'bɑ:b/

noun - a man's name, short for Robert

 
ease - lehkost, snadnost, jednoduchost
BrE
/'i:z/
AmE
/'i:z/

noun - the lack of difficulty, simplicity, the lack of effort

desert island
desert island - pustý ostrov, opuštěný ostrov
BrE
/ˌdezət'aɪlənd/
AmE
/ˌdezərt'aɪlənd/

noun - a tropical island where no one lives

 
intimidation - zastrašování
BrE
/ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn/

noun - the act of threatening or frightening someone

 
callous - bezcitný, bezohledný
BrE
/'kæləs/
AmE
/'kæləs/

adjective - not caring about other people's feelings or the fact that they suffer