meet - potkat, setkat se, seznámit se

verb - to come together, to see each other, to introduce each other

 

miss - zmeškat, propásnout, přijít o

verb - to be too late for something; to fail to go somewhere

give - dát, dávat, darovat

verb - to let somebody have something, to hand something over to somebody

fall through - sejít z (čeho), nekonat se, neuskutečnit se, padnout

verb - not to happen, to fail to happen, especially after being planned

do away with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat s (čím)

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something

 

live on - vyjít s (penězi)

verb - to have enough money to be able to afford basic things

 

dispense with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat (s čím)

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something

 

state - uvést, prohlásit, oznámit

verb - to say something, to give a piece of information; to declare

 

power - pohánět (stroj), napájet (proudem)

verb - to give energy to something (a machine) to make it work

 

send off for - napsat si o (co)

verb - to ask (in writing) for something to be sent to you

 

compel - pohánět, hnát

verb - to make someone do something, to force somebody to do something

run out - dojít, spotřebovat, vyčerpat, vypotřebovat

verb - to come to an end; to use up all your supplies

 

run out of - dojít (něco dojde)

verb - to come to an end; to use up all your supplies

 

be on a tight schedule - nemít času nazbyt

verb - to be in a hurry, to have no time to waste

 

fleet - ubíhat, mihnout se, letět (např. o čase); pomalu mizet

verb, literary - to pass quickly (e.g. of time), to travel rapidly; to disappear