bum - loudit, vyloudit, somrovat, vysomrovat
BrE
/'bʌm/
AmE
/'bʌm/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to get something for free

 
tenacity - houževnatost, urputnost, výdrž
BrE
/tə'næsəti/
AmE
/tə'næsət̬i/

noun - the determination to go on, not to stop

 
erect - vztyčit
BrE
/ɪ'rekt/
AmE
/ɪ'rekt/

verb - to become vertical, to make something rise up

 
show up - ukázat (se), projevit (se), vyjít na světlo
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ'ʌp/

verb - to become visible, to make sth become visible

 
spice up - okořenit, opepřit, ozvláštnit, dát šťávu
BrE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/

verb - to add interest to a story, speech, etc.

 
rat on - nedodržet slib
BrE
/'rætˌɒn/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌɑ:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to do something you promised to do

turn over
turn over - přepnout (program v televizi)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'oʊvər/

verb - to change to another channel when watching TV

 
stagger - šokovat, ohromit
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to surprise someone very much, to shock someone

 
stabilise - stabilizovat, ustálit
BrE
/'steɪbəlaɪz/
AmE
/'steɪbəlaɪz/

verb, British English - to make something stable or to become steady

 
lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
facilitate - ulehčit, usnadnit, pomoci
BrE
/fə'sɪlɪteɪt/
AmE
/fə'sɪləteɪt/

verb - to help to make something possible or easier

 
give consideration - zvážit, projednat
BrE
/'gɪv kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/'gɪv kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/

verb - to pay attention to and think carefully about

 
counter - odporovat, kontrovat
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

verb - to react to something with an opposing opinion

 
rack - týrat, trápit
BrE
/'ræk/
AmE
/'ræk/

verb - to make someone suffer, to cause someone pain