detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka
BrE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/
AmE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 
mull - zvažovat, přemýšlet, promýšlet, uvažovat
BrE
/'mʌl/
AmE
/'mʌl/

verb - to think about something slowly and carefully

 
key - klíč (odpovědi), odpovědi, řešení
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - the answers to an exercise

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 
page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha
BrE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:nə/
AmE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:rnər/

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 
margin - marže, zisková přirážka
BrE
/'mɑ:dʒɪn/
AmE
/'mɑ:rdʒɪn/

noun - the difference between the cost of producing or marketing something and the selling price of it

 
go over - procházet, přezkoumat (problémy, dokumenty, ap.)
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to examine, check, discuss or think about something very carefully

 
conform - vyhovovat, odpovídat
BrE
/kən'fɔ:m/
AmE
/kən'fɔ:rm/

verb - to reach the necessary standards

 
conform - přizpůsobit se (chováním)
BrE
/kən'fɔ:m/
AmE
/kən'fɔ:rm/

verb - to behave and think in the way that you are expected

 
alignment - podpora (určité skupiny), příklon
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - political support given to a country, political party or a particular group by another

 
alignment - uspořádání (do přímky, řady ap.)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in a straight line

 
alignment - poloha, postavení (vůči něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in which something is in relation to something else or to its typical position

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true