power - pohánět (stroj), napájet (proudem)
BrE
/'paʊə/
AmE
/'paʊər/

verb - to give energy to something (a machine) to make it work

 
compel - pohánět, hnát
BrE
/kəm'pel/
AmE
/kəm'pel/

verb - to make someone do something, to force somebody to do something

 
fleet - ubíhat, mihnout se, letět (např. o čase); pomalu mizet
BrE
/'fli:t/
AmE
/'fli:t/

verb, literary - to pass quickly (e.g. of time), to travel rapidly; to disappear

 
part with - rozloučit se (s něčím či někým), vzdát se (něčeho), dát (něco) pryč
BrE
/'pɑ:t wɪð/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt wɪð/

verb - to say goodbye to something or somebody, to give something up

 
prompt - napovídat (někomu aby něco udělal), pobízet (někoho k něčemu)
BrE
/'prɒmpt/
AmE
/'prɑ:mpt/

verb - to urge someone to do something, esp. to go on talking

 
dispense with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat (s čím)
BrE
/dɪ'spens wɪð/
AmE
/dɪ'spens wɪð/

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something

 
live on - vyjít s (penězi)
BrE
/'lɪvˌɒn/
AmE
/'lɪvˌɑ:n/

verb - to have enough money to be able to afford basic things

 
wiggle - lomcovat (něčím), cloumat (něčím), škubat (něčím)
BrE
/'wɪgl/
AmE
/'wɪgl/

verb - to shake something, to move something from side to side quickly

 
jiggle - lomcovat (něčím), cloumat (něčím), škubat (něčím)
BrE
/'dʒɪgl/
AmE
/'dʒɪgl/

verb - to shake something, to move something from side to side quickly

 
go for - zajít na (např. drink), jít (si)
BrE
/'gəʊ fə/
AmE
/'goʊ fər/

verb - to go somewhere to have a drink or something to eat

 
mind - dát pozor
BrE
/'maɪnd/
AmE
/'maɪnd/

verb - used to tell someone to be careful not to do something

be all ears
be all ears - bedlivě poslouchat, být jedno ucho
BrE
/bi: ˌɔ:l 'ɪəz/
AmE
/bi: ˌɑ:l 'ɪrz/

verb, informal - to listen very carefully, to be ready to listen very carefully

crusade
crusade - křížová výprava
BrE
/kru:'seɪd/
AmE
/kru:'seɪd/

noun - a holy war or a campaign with a religious or moral purpose, typically undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages to recover the Holy Land from Muslim rule

pewter
pewter - cínová slitina, cín
BrE
/'pju:tə/
AmE
/'pju:tər/

noun - a bluish grey metal made by mixing tin and lead, used especially in the past for making dishes, mugs, and ornaments due to its durability and easy shaping

preppy
preppy - snobský, uhlazený, z vyšší společnosti, konzervativně elegantní, z privilegovaného prostředí (o studentech)
BrE
/'prepi/
AmE
/'prepi/

adjective - relating to, or typical of the conservative, upper-middle-class style traditionally associated with students of private preparatory schools and elite universities, especially in clothing, manners, and tastes