plot - spiknout se, intrikovat, osnovat
BrE
/'plɒt/
AmE
/'plɑ:t/

verb - to make secret plans to do something esp. illegal

 
pugnacious - bojovný, vznětlivý, výbojný
BrE
/pʌg'neɪʃəs/
AmE
/pʌg'neɪʃəs/

adjective, formal - quick to argue or fight, quick to use violence

appoint
appoint - ustanovit, jmenovat, obsadit do funkce
BrE
/ə'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/ə'pɔɪnt/

verb - to assign a function, duty, responsibility etc. to sb

 
flunk - propadnout (u zkoušky)
BrE
/'flʌŋk/
AmE
/'flʌŋk/

verb, informal - to fail an examination, not to pass an examination

 
hunger - toužit, dychtit
BrE
/'hʌŋgə/
AmE
/'hʌŋgər/

verb - to long for something, to wish something very much

figure out
figure out - přijít na (něco)
BrE
/ˌfɪgə'raʊt/
AmE
/ˌfɪgjə'raʊt/

verb - to find an answer or a solution to something

 
worthy - hoden (čeho), hodný (čeho)
BrE
/'wɜ:ði/
AmE
/'wɜ:rði/

adjective - deserving to have something, good enough to have something

 
tend - starat se, pečovat
BrE
/'tend/
AmE
/'tend/

verb, formal - to take care of sth, to look after sth

 
straight ahead - stále rovně, pořád rovně, rovnou za nosem
BrE
/streɪt ə'hed/
AmE
/streɪt ə'hed/

adverb - directly, not to the right, not to the left

straight
straight - rovně
BrE
/'streɪt/
AmE
/'streɪt/

adverb - directly, not to the right, not to the left

 
rest - opřít, opřít se, opřít si
BrE
/'rest/
AmE
/'rest/

verb - to lean on something, to let something support you

 
conscientious - svědomitý, pečlivý
BrE
/ˌkɒnʃi'enʃəs/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nʃi'enʃəs/

adjective - careful to do everything you are supposed to do

 
lay off - nechat (někoho či něco) být
BrE
/ˌleɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌleɪ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - to stop annoying someone, to stop doing something annoying

persevere
persevere - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'vɪə/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'vɪr/

verb - to keep doing something despite hardships, refusing to stop

 
empower - posílit, zplnomocnit
BrE
/ɪm'paʊə/
AmE
/ɪm'paʊər/

verb - to give power or authority to something or somebody