save up
save up - šetřit (peníze), šetřit (na co)
BrE
/ˌseɪv'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌseɪv'ʌp/

verb - to keep money in order to be able to buy something in the future

 
play it cool - nedat na sobě nic znát
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ɪt'ku:l/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ɪt'ku:l/

verb, informal - to pretend not to be affected by something, not to show how you feel

 
ditch - vykašlat se na (něco), odvrhnout, zahodit
BrE
/'dɪtʃ/
AmE
/'dɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to get rid of something, to decide not to do something or use something

 
fairness - spravedlnost, poctivost
BrE
/'feənəs/
AmE
/'fernəs/

noun - the ability to treat people equally, to follow rules, or to make honest judgements

 
psych - vyhecovat, nabudit
BrE
/'saɪk/
AmE
/'saɪk/

verb - to mentally prepare someone (or yourself) to do something you don't want to do

 
cheer up - hlavu vzhůru
BrE
/'tʃɪər'ʌp/
AmE
/'tʃɪr'ʌp/

phrase - a phrase we use to encourage someone to be happy, not to worry etc.

 
get into - začít s (aktivitou), zajímat se o (hobby), oblíbit si
BrE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/
AmE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/

verb, informal - to start an activity, to find a new hobby, to become interested in something

cry
cry - plakat, brečet, naříkat
BrE
/'kraɪ/
AmE
/'kraɪ/

verb - to weep, to make loud sounds showing your unhappiness and sadness, to produce tears

award
award - udělit, ocenit (cenou), udělit cenu
BrE
/ə'wɔ:d/
AmE
/ə'wɔ:rd/

verb - to give a prize to someone, to give sth as a payment or reward

aerate
aerate - provzdušnit, okysličit
BrE
/'eəreɪt/
AmE
/'ereɪt/

verb, technical - to expose something, such as a liquid or a substance, to air or to cause air to circulate through it

preach
preach - kázat
BrE
/'pri:tʃ/
AmE
/'pri:tʃ/

verb - to give a religious speech, to tell somebody what to do and try to persuade them that it is right

 
stand aside - odstoupit, ustoupit, postavit se stranou
BrE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/
AmE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/

verb - to move a little to the right or left, especially to let someone pass or to let somebody do something

 
court - dvořit se (někomu)
BrE
/'kɔ:t/
AmE
/'kɔ:rt/

verb, dated - to try to make a woman love you (and marry you), to try to start a relationship with a woman

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smuggle
smuggle - pašovat, propašovat
BrE
/'smʌgl/
AmE
/'smʌgl/

verb - to bring something illegally to a country (especially alcohol, drugs, people etc.); to take something or someone to a place where they are not supposed to be