sycophant
sycophant - patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač
BrE
/'sɪkəfənt/
AmE
/'sɪkəfənt/

noun, formal - a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour

bribe
bribe - podplatit
BrE
/'braɪb/
AmE
/'braɪb/

verb - to offer money etc. to someone because you want them to do you a favour, especially in a dishonest way

 
jam - nacpat (něco někam), narvat (něco někam), zablokovat, ucpat se, ucpat, zablokovat se
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

verb - to put/be in a very small place with many others, to make something not passable, to become not passable

 
dominate - dominovat, ovládat, vládnout, převažovat
BrE
/'dɒmɪneɪt/
AmE
/'dɑ:mɪneɪt/

verb - to be in control, to have more power or authority than others; to be stronger or more noticeable than others

 
crucify - ukřižovat
BrE
/'kru:sɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'kru:səfaɪ/

verb - to kill somebody by nailing them to a wooden cross (which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals)

 
scramble - míchat a smažit (vejce), dělat míchaná vejce
BrE
/'skræmbəl/
AmE
/'skræmbəl/

verb - to cook (eggs) by beating and stirring them in a pan while heating, resulting in a soft, curd-like texture

 
triangle - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'traɪæŋgl/
AmE
/'traɪæŋgl/

noun, American English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

set square
set square - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'set skweə/
AmE
/'set skwer/

noun, British English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

stir-fry
stir-fry - orestovat, osmahnout, zprudka opéct (většinou maso a zeleninu)
BrE
/'stɜ:fraɪ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rfraɪ/

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in very hot oil while moving them around, usually in a wok pan

 
back-up - záloha (v počítači), záloha dat
BrE
/'bækʌp/
AmE
/'bækʌp/

noun - a copy of a file in your computer that you store somewhere in case something happened to the original file

 
set - zasadit (děj kam)
BrE
/'set/
AmE
/'set/

verb - (of a film, book, story etc.) to make something happen in a particular place, in a particular period of time

 
word search - osmisměrka
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌsɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌsɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a type of a puzzle in which you are supposed to find the letters of given words in a grid