set somebody off - rozbrečet, rozesmát, rozčílit, způsobit začátek nějakého chování

verb - to make somebody start to act in a particular way (e.g. to make them cry or laugh, to make them mad etc.)

 

estimate - odhadnout, odhadovat

verb - to give your opinion or to calculate how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be, etc.

Sudan - Súdán

noun - a country in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest

 

gravitate - tíhnout, přiklánět se, být přitahován, směřovat

verb, formal - to be attracted to or naturally drawn towards something; to move or be pulled towards something

implore - zapřísahat, žadonit, naléhavě prosit, úpěnlivě žádat

verb, formal - to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; to plead with great emotion or urgency

 

jangle - drnčet, řinčet, chrastit, zvonit (nepříjemně)

verb - to make a harsh, discordant, metallic sound, or to cause something to make such a sound

 

polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 

polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

answer back - odmlouvat

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

 

splatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something, to splash

slow dance - tančit ploužák

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

 

petition - zažádat (oficiálně)

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

snowed up - zasněžený, zapadaný sněhem, odříznutý od světa (sněhem)

adjective, British English - to be blocked with snow, to have it impossible to leave a place because of snow

 

explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence