baste
baste - podlévat, podlít (výpekem apod.)
BrE
/'beɪst/
AmE
/'beɪst/

verb - to pour liquid or melted fat over meat when cooking

carol
carol - koledovat, zpívat koledy
BrE
/'kærəl/
AmE
/'kærəl/

verb - to sing Christmas songs, especially in front o people's doors

budget
budget - levný, úsporný
BrE
/'bʌdʒət/
AmE
/'bʌdʒət/

adjective - very cheap

 
corner shop - večerka (obchod)
BrE
/'kɔ:nəˌʃɒp/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnərˌʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

convenience store
convenience store - večerka (obchod)
BrE
/kən'vi:niəns ˌstɔ:/
AmE
/kən'vi:niəns ˌstɔ:r/

noun - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

 
escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat
BrE
/ɪ'skɔ:t/
AmE
/es'kɔ:rt/

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

for kicks
for kicks - se srandy, pro legraci, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə 'kɪks/
AmE
/fə 'kɪks/

phrase, informal - done for a laugh without serious intentions

 
vacate - vyklidit, opustit
BrE
/və'keɪt/
AmE
/və'keɪt/

verb, formal - to leave a seat, room, building, etc. usually to make it available for other people

 
put down - uložit (ke spánku)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/

verb - to put someone to bed

to the letter
to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku
BrE
/təðə'letə/
AmE
/təðə'let̬ər/

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 
neighbouring - sousední, přilehlý, okolní
BrE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/
AmE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/

adjective - located next to someone or something

tenderly
tenderly - jemně, něžně, láskyplně
BrE
/'tendəli/
AmE
/'tendərli/

adverb - kindly, gently, lovingly

TLC
TLC - laskavá péče
BrE
/ˌti:el'si:/
AmE
/ˌti:el'si:/

noun - short for 'tender loving care' (love, care and attention that you give someone to make them feel better, or something to make it look better)

 
loungewear - oblečení na doma
BrE
/'laʊndʒˌweə/
AmE
/'laʊndʒˌwer/

noun - comfortable clothes that you usually wear at home

suntanned
suntanned - opálený, snědý
BrE
/'sʌntænd/
AmE
/'sʌntænd/

adjective - having brown skin caused by being in the sun