factual - faktický
BrE
/'fæktʃuəl/
AmE
/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 
make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát
BrE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/
AmE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

swear word
swear word - sprosté slovo, nadávka
BrE
/'sweə wɜ:d/
AmE
/'swer wɜ:rd/

noun - a word that is considered to be rude or offensive

 
itty-bitty - malinkatý, prťavý
BrE
/ˌɪti'bɪti/
AmE
/ˌɪt̬i'bɪt̬i/

adjective, informal - tiny, very small, very insignificant

infantile
infantile - infantilní, dětinský
BrE
/'ɪnfəntaɪl/
AmE
/'ɪnfəntaɪl/

adjective - childish, typical of a child, not an adult

 
compute - spočítat, vypočítat
BrE
/kəm'pju:t/
AmE
/kəm'pju:t/

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate

 
rise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'raɪz/
AmE
/'raɪz/

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
inch - šinout se, vléct se, vláčet se, pomalu se sunout, pomalu se posouvat
BrE
/'ɪntʃ/
AmE
/'ɪntʃ/

verb - to move forward very slowly

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

 
press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to
BrE
/ˌpres'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpres'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

bloom
bloom - květ
BrE
/'blu:m/
AmE
/'blu:m/

noun - the beautiful and colorful part of a plant

 
flower - květ
BrE
/'flaʊə/
AmE
/'flaʊər/

noun - a beautiful and colourful part of a plant

 
tween - mezi
BrE
/'twi:n/
AmE
/'twi:n/

preposition, informal - a short form of 'between'

swab
swab - tampón (lékařský, čisticí apod.), vatička, kousek gázy
BrE
/'swɒb/
AmE
/'swɑ:b/

noun - a small piece of material (usually cotton wool) used to clean a wound, taking a specimen, or applying medication