the lion's den
- jáma lvová (riskantní situace)
BrE
/
ðə 'laɪənz den/
AmE
/
ðə 'laɪənz den/
noun
-
a challenging and dangerous situation
face
- člověk, tvář
BrE
/
'feɪs/
AmE
/
'feɪs/
noun
-
a person
ecological
- ekologický
BrE
/
ˌi:kə'lɒdʒɪkl/
AmE
/
ˌi:kə'lɑ:dʒɪkəl/
adjective
-
relating to ecology
polar
- polární
BrE
/
'pəʊlə/
AmE
/
'poʊlər/
adjective
-
relating to the North and South Poles or the nearby areas
nagging
- hlodavý, kousavý, otravný (pocit), neustálý
BrE
/
'nægɪŋ/
AmE
/
'nægɪŋ/
adjective
-
discomforting, making you feel discomfort especially by reminding you something constantly
anaesthetic
- anestetikum
BrE
/
ˌænəs'θetɪɳ/
AmE
/
ˌænəs'θet̬ɪɳ/
noun
-
a substance that makes a person or an animal unable to feel pain
go away
- odeznít, ustat, skončit (např. bolest)
BrE
/
ˌgəʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/
ˌgoʊ ə'weɪ/
verb
-
to disappear, to stop
power
- moc, síla (nadpřirozená)
BrE
/
'paʊə/
AmE
/
'paʊər/
noun
-
political control of something
sharp
- ostrý, břitký, jízlivý
BrE
/
'ʃɑ:p/
AmE
/
'ʃɑ:rp/
adjective
-
in a severe or critical way
on the same wavelength
- (být) na stejné vlně, na sebe naladění
BrE
/
ɒn ðə seɪm 'weɪvleŋθ/
AmE
/
ɑ:n ðə seɪm 'weɪvleŋkθ/
adverb, informal
-
understand each other perfectly because you see things the same way
wind down
- odpočinout si, vypnout, oddychnout si
BrE
/
ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/
AmE
/
ˌwaɪnd 'daʊn/
verb
-
to relax, to do something relaxing, to get rid of stress etc.
get the hang of
- dostat se do (naučit se), zajet se v (čem), přijít na kloub
BrE
/
ˌget ðə 'hæŋ ɒv/
AmE
/
ˌget ðə 'hæŋ ɑ:v/
verb, informal
-
to learn how something is done through practice
a storm in a teacup
- bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/
ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/
ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
noun, British English
-
a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't
pay off
- vyplatit (se), vyplácet (se)
BrE
/
ˌpeɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌpeɪ'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to be worth it, to produce a desired result
sensibly
- rozumně, s rozumem
BrE
/
'sensɪbli/
AmE
/
'sensɪbli/
adverb
-
reasonably, with good sense