listen
listen - poslouchat
BrE
/'lɪsn/
AmE
/'lɪsn/

verb - to pay attention when you want to hear somebody or something, for example music

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

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

 
leave a message - zanechat vzkaz
BrE
/ˌli:v ə'mesɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌli:v ə'mesɪdʒ/

verb - to leave a piece of information for somebody who you can't speak to directly

lighten
lighten - zesvětlit, prosvětlit, osvětlit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to give more light or brightness, to become or make something lighter and brighter

launch
launch - spustit (na vodu), vypustit (družici)
BrE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/

verb - to set on water (a boat etc.), to send into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

log on
log on - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)
BrE
/ˌlɒg'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:g'ɑ:n/

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

log in
log in - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)
BrE
/ˌlɒg'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:g'ɪn/

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

 
in a mood - ve špatné náladě, nabroušený
BrE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/
AmE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/

adverb, informal - to be feeling angry or mad and therefore not being friendly to other people

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

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)

 
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

ring
ring - zvonit, zazvonit
BrE
/'rɪŋ/
AmE
/'rɪŋ/

verb - to make a sound like a bell, to make a bell produce a sound