reassess - přehodnotit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'ses/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'ses/

verb - to think about something again in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it

 
mortgagor - hypoteční dlůžník
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒə/
AmE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒər/

noun - a person who borrows money from an organization, usually a bank, in order to buy their own property

clear your throat
clear your throat - odkašlat si
BrE
/ˌklɪə jɔ: 'θrəʊt/
AmE
/ˌklɪr jɔ:r 'θroʊt/

verb - to make a coughing sound in order to attract attention or to be able to speak more easily

muscle
muscle - sval
BrE
/'mʌsl/
AmE
/'mʌsl/

noun - a part of the body that can be tightened and relaxed in order to make the body move

umbrella
umbrella - deštník
BrE
/ʌm'brelə/
AmE
/ʌm'brelə/

noun - a thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet

be on a diet
be on a diet - držet dietu
BrE
/'bi: ɒn ə 'daɪət/
AmE
/'bi: ənə'daɪət/

verb - to eat only certain kinds of food or stop eating very much in order to lose weight etc.

shopping
shopping - nakupování, nákupy, nákup
BrE
/'ʃɒpɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:pɪŋ/

noun - The activity of going into shops in order to buy food and other things you need or want

appraisal
appraisal - posouzení, zhodnocení, ohodnocení, ocenění
BrE
/ə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ə'preɪzl/

noun - the act of examining someone or something carefully in order to say how good or valuable they are

 
appraise - hodnotit, ohodnotit, zhodnotit
BrE
/ə'preɪz/
AmE
/ə'preɪz/

verb - to look at someone in order to say how good they are, how good their performance is etc.

torture
torture - mučit
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃə/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃər/

verb - to cause someone great pain esp. in order to make them give you information or to punish them

 
process - zpracovat
BrE
/'prəʊses/
AmE
/'prɑ:ses/

verb - to work on a material in order to improve it, make it more suitable for further use etc.

 
coaster - podtácek, podložka (např. pod skleničku)
BrE
/'kəʊstə/
AmE
/'koʊstər/

noun - a small mat that you put under a glass or a cup in order to protect the table

 
gag - roubík
BrE
/'gæg/
AmE
/'gæg/

noun - a piece of cloth etc. tied over someone's mouth in order to prevent them from speaking or screaming

 
counterbalance - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/ˌkaʊntə'bæləns/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt̬ər'bæləns/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce or add something on one side in order to create a balance

stonewall
stonewall - dělat obstrukce, zdržovat, blokovat
BrE
/ˌstəʊn'wɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌstoʊn'wɔ:l/

verb - to refuse to cooperate or answer questions, often in a deliberate or obstructive way, in order to delay or block progress in a discussion, investigation, or process