crumble
crumble - drobit, rozdrobit, drolit
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

verb - to break something into small pieces

 
prospective - výhledový, potencionální
BrE
/prə'spektɪv/
AmE
/prə'spektɪv/

adjective - expected to become or do something

 
notify - informovat, oznámit
BrE
/'nəʊtɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

verb, formal - to officially inform someone about something

heat up
heat up - rozehřát, zahřát
BrE
/ˌhi:t 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌhi:t 'ʌp/

verb - to make something warm or hot

 
tight-fisted - lakomý, skoupý
BrE
/ˌtaɪt 'fɪstɪd/
AmE
/ˌtaɪt 'fɪstɪd/

adjective, informal - unwilling to spend or give money

 
soak up - nasáknout
BrE
/ˌsəʊk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsəʊk 'ʌp/

verb - to absorb liquid through its surface

 
dust off - oprášit, oklepat prach
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove the dust from something

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
picturesque - barvitý (o jazyku)
BrE
/ˌpɪktʃə'resk/
AmE
/ˌpɪktʃə'resk/

adjective - using unusual word to describe something

 
electrify - uchvátit
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ/

verb - to make someone feel very excited

be a steal
be a steal - být skoro zadarmo, být velice levný
BrE
/bi ə'sti:l/
AmE
/bi ə'sti:l/

verb, American English - to be extremely cheap, often unexpectedly

 
steady - stabilizovat (se), ustálit (se), uklidnit (se)
BrE
/'stedi/
AmE
/'stedi/

verb - to stop from moving or shaking

 
taser - použít elektrický paralyzér
BrE
/'teɪzə/
AmE
/'teɪzər/

verb - to shoot someone with a Taser

meticulous
meticulous - puntičkářský, úzkostlivě pečlivý, akurátní
BrE
/mə'tɪkjələs/
AmE
/mə'tɪkjələs/

adjective - paying careful attention to small details

handcuff
handcuff - nasadit pouta, spoutat
BrE
/'hændkʌf/
AmE
/'hændkʌf/

verb - to put handcuffs around someone's wrists