wring your hands - lomit rukama
BrE
/ˌrɪŋ jə'hændz/
AmE
/ˌrɪŋ jər'hændz/

verb - to clasp and twist your hands to show worry, distress, or helplessness

 
torch - podpálit, zapálit (úmyslně)
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃ/

verb - to set fire to something, especially a building or a vehicle, deliberately

 
shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 
chafe - třít, třít se, rozedřít, rozedřít se (ve spojení s pokožkou)
BrE
/'tʃeɪf/
AmE
/'tʃeɪf/

verb - to become sore by rubbing, to make your skin sore by rubbing

 
hold up - zdvihnout, zvednout, držet zdvihnuté, ukázat, ukazovat
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'ʌp/

verb - to show something by lifting it up, to keep something lifted up

file
file - pilovat, opilovat, upilovat
BrE
/'faɪl/
AmE
/'faɪl/

verb - to use a tool, especially a file, to make a surface smooth

 
tit for tat - oko za oko, zub za zub, odveta, oplátka, jak ty mně, tak já tobě
BrE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/
AmE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/

noun, informal - doing something to someone because they did the same thing to you

 
exemption - výjimka, osvobození, zproštění, úleva
BrE
/ɪg'zempʃn/
AmE
/ɪg'zempʃn/

noun - permission not to do or pay something that others are required to

 
recreate - obnovit, znovu vytvořit, obrodit
BrE
/ˌri:kri'eɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:kri'eɪt/

verb - to make something again or bring it back to its original state

 
relay - tlumočit, vyřídit, předat (zprávu, informaci apod.)
BrE
/'ri:leɪ/
AmE
/rɪ'leɪ/

verb - to pass on information or a message to another person or group

 
recondition - repasovat, opravit, obnovit
BrE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/

verb - to restore something to a good or usable condition, typically by repairing

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

lag behind
lag behind - zaostávat, zaostávat za někým, loudat se, pozdit se
BrE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to be slower than is expected, to be slower than the rest

 
fertility - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/fɜ:'tɪlɪti/
AmE
/fɜ:r'tɪlɪti/

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth