commute
commute - dojíždět (do práce)
BrE
/kə'mju:t/
AmE
/kə'mju:t/

verb - to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

smarten up
smarten up - vyparádit, vystrojit
BrE
/ˌsmɑ:tn'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsmɑ:rtn'ʌp/

verb - to spruce up, to make something look tidy and smart

 
crumble - zhroutit se, rozpadat se, rozpadnout se, drolit se, sesypat se
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

verb - to lose or fall into small pieces, to fall apart

make ends meet
make ends meet - vyjít s penězmi
BrE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/

verb - to have just enough money to pay for necessary things

 
bags - mít nárok, zamlouvat si něco, zapikat si něco
BrE
/'bægz/
AmE
/'bægz/

phrase, British English, informal - to have claim on something, to claim something for yourself

 
greet - přijmout, přivítat, uvítat (např. rozhodnutí)
BrE
/'gri:t/
AmE
/'gri:t/

verb - to react to something or someone in a particular way

 
exhale - vydechovat, vydechnout
BrE
/ɪks'heɪl/
AmE
/ɪks'heɪl/

verb - to breathe out, to push air out of your lungs

 
intensify - zesílit, zintenzívnět
BrE
/ɪn'tensɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪn'tensɪfaɪ/

verb - to become or to make something stronger, more intense etc.

eye
eye - prohlížet si, zkoumat pohledem, pozorovat, pokukovat
BrE
/'aɪ/
AmE
/'aɪ/

verb - to look at something or someone carefully, to examine something

 
take a stand - postavit se za svůj názor, stát za svým názorem
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/

verb - to have an opinion and be prepared to defend it

bluff
bluff - blafovat
BrE
/'blʌf/
AmE
/'blʌf/

verb - to deceive your opponent about what you're going to do

 
douse - promáčet, vymáchat, polít, nasáknout
BrE
/'daʊs/
AmE
/'daʊs/

verb - to cover in water or another liquid, to soak completely

 
dowse - promáčet, vymáchat, polít, nasáknout
BrE
/'daʊs/
AmE
/'daʊs/

verb - to cover in water or another liquid, to soak completely

 
leave alone - nechat být (koho), nechat někoho být
BrE
/ˌliv ə'ləʊn/
AmE
/ˌliv ə'loʊn/

verb - to stop bothering someone, not to disturb something or somebody

 
lay down - složit, položit, pokládat
BrE
/ˌleɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌleɪ'daʊn/

verb - to put something on the ground, to stop using something