take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 
live off - být živen, nechat se živit
BrE
/'lɪv 'ɒf/
AmE
/'lɪv 'ɑ:f/

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

broil
broil - grilovat, péct shora
BrE
/'brɔɪl/
AmE
/'brɔɪl/

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)

engagement ring
engagement ring - zásnubní prsten
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒməntˌrɪŋ/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒməntˌrɪŋ/

noun - a ring that you give to a person who you ask to marry you

waste
waste - promarnit, plýtvat, vyplýtvat, marnit
BrE
/'weɪst/
AmE
/'weɪst/

verb - to use too much of something or to use something in a wrong way

offend
offend - urazit, urážet
BrE
/ə'fend/
AmE
/ə'fend/

verb - to say or do something that causes somebody to feel angry, annoyed or unhappy

beat
beat - klepat (např. koberec)
BrE
/'bi:t/
AmE
/'bi:t/

verb - to hit sth (a carpet etc) repeatedly in order to clean it from dust

 
elope - utéct s někým (a vzít se)
BrE
/ɪ'ləʊp/
AmE
/ɪ'loʊp/

verb - to run away with someone in order to get married (secretly, without permission etc.)

 
specialize - specializovat se, specializovat
BrE
/'speʃəlaɪz/
AmE
/'speʃəlaɪz/

verb - to concentrate on one field only in order to be very good at it

 
soothe - utišit, uklidnit, utěšovat, zklidnit (bolest)
BrE
/'su:ð/
AmE
/'su:ð/

verb - to make something less painful, to make somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

shrug
shrug - pokrčit rameny
BrE
/'ʃrʌg/
AmE
/'ʃrʌg/

verb - to move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not know

 
shine - leštit, naleštit, vyleštit
BrE
/'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/'ʃaɪn/

verb - to polish, to rub an object so that it is very clean and bright

surprise
surprise - překvapit
BrE
/sə'praɪz/
AmE
/sər'praɪz/

verb - to do something that somebody doesn't expect, esp. to make them happy (or unhappy)

take
take - jet (autobusem, vlakem apod.)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - to get on (on a bus, train, plane etc.) in order to travel somewhere

 
lure - lákat, nalákat, přilákat
BrE
/'lʊə/
AmE
/'lʊr/

verb - to persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something, usually in a tricky way