lengthen
lengthen - prodloužit, prodloužit se
BrE
/'leŋθən/
AmE
/'leŋθən/

verb - to make sth longer, to become longer

foolproof
foolproof - spolehlivý, jednoduchý, snadný k pochopení, blbuvzdorný
BrE
/'fu:lpru:f/
AmE
/'fu:lpru:f/

adjective - easy to understand, certain to be successful

 
dissuade - odradit
BrE
/dɪ'sweɪd/
AmE
/dɪ'sweɪd/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
reunite - znovu se sejít, znovu se spojit
BrE
/ˌri:ju:'naɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:ju:'naɪt/

verb - to meet again, to be together again

eavesdrop
eavesdrop - poslouchat cizímu hovoru, tajně poslouchat, poslouchat za dveřmi
BrE
/'i:vzdrɒp/
AmE
/'i:vzdrɑ:p/

verb - to listen to someone else's conversation secretly

 
fill up - naplnit, plnit, plnit se
BrE
/ˌfɪl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌfɪl'ʌp/

verb - to become full, to make something full

 
revolve - otáčet se, točit se, rotovat
BrE
/rɪ'vɒlv/
AmE
/rɪ'vɑ:lv/

verb - to rotate, to turn round and round

 
owing - dlužící
BrE
/'əʊɪŋ/
AmE
/'oʊɪŋ/

adjective - having to pay some money to somebody

 
deter - odradit
BrE
/dɪ'tɜ:/
AmE
/dɪ'tɜ:r/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
restrain - omezovat, kontrolovat, bránit
BrE
/rɪ'streɪn/
AmE
/rɪ'streɪn/

verb - to control, to limit or prevent something

 
mack out - cpát se, žrát
BrE
/ˌmæk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌmæk'aʊt/

verb, informal - to eat too much, to over-eat

pig out
pig out - cpát se, žrát
BrE
/ˌpɪg'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpɪg'aʊt/

verb, informal - to eat too much, to over-eat

 
amend - pozměnit (právní dokument)
BrE
/ə'mend/
AmE
/ə'mend/

verb, formal - to make changes to a legal document

show off
show off - předvádět se, vytahovat se, machrovat
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ'ɑ:f/

verb - to do something just to impress someone

 
hog the limelight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'laɪmlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'laɪmlaɪt/

verb, British English - to draw all the attention to oneself