close shave - únik o vlásek
BrE
/'kləʊs ʃeɪv/
AmE

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

arrest
arrest - zatknout
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

appreciate
appreciate - ocenit, vážit si
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/

verb - to be grateful for something, to realize the value of something and behave accordingly

help yourself
help yourself - posluž(te) si, ber(te) si, nabídni si, nabídněte si
BrE
/ˌhelp jə'self/
AmE
/ˌhelp jər'self/

verb - to take something you want without asking permission; used when offering food to someone

 
lay out - rozložit, rozestavět, rozvrhnout, rozplánovat, vyskládat (kde)
BrE
/leɪ 'aʊt/
AmE
/leɪ 'aʊt/

verb - to arrange something neatly, so it can be seen clearly or ready to use

 
portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat
BrE
/'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'pɔ:rʃn/

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

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

visa
visa - vízum, víza
BrE
/'vi:zə/
AmE
/'vi:zə/

noun - a document or a stamp that allows you to travel to a foreign country

 
voluntary - dobrovolný
BrE
/'vɒləntri/
AmE
/'vɑ:lənteri/

adjective - doing something because you want to do it, not because you were told to

 
papergirl - žena roznášející noviny, dívka roznášející noviny
BrE
/'peɪpəˌgɜ:l/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌgɜ:rl/

noun - a woman or a girl whose job is to deliver newspapers to people's homes

stand up
stand up - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)
BrE
/ˌstænd'ʊp/
AmE
/ˌstænd'ʊp/

verb - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 
migrate - stěhovat se (o ptácích)
BrE
/maɪ'greɪt/
AmE
/'maɪgreɪt/

verb - (of birds) to move periodically from one region to another (esp. with changing seasons)

 
suffocate - udusit se, dusit se, udusit
BrE
/'sʌfəkeɪt/
AmE
/'sʌfəkeɪt/

verb - to die because you can't breathe, to die because of a lack of oxygen

 
sober up - vystřízlivět
BrE
/'səʊbə'rʌp/
AmE
/'soʊbər'ʌp/

verb - to become sober after you've drunk a lot of alcohol; to make somebody sober

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