put off - nechat někoho čekat, zrušit schůzku s někým

verb - to cancel a meeting with someone, to make someone wait

 

consist in - spočívat v (čem), tkvět (v čem)

verb, formal - to lie in, to have something as the main part

 

buoy - povzbudit, rozveselit, zvednout náladu. dodat sebejistotu

verb - to cheer someone up, to give someone courage or confidence

 

buoy up - rozveselit, povzbudit

verb - to cheer somebody up, to give someone courage or confidence

 

recoil - odmítat (myšlenku)

verb - to react to an idea with strong dislike or disapproval

 

fight back - potlačovat (emoce)

verb - to try hard not to show your feelings or emotions

 

course of action - postup, plán

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 

assume - převzít (odpovědnost, moc ap.)

verb, formal - to take or begin to have responsibility, control or power

 

look around for - poohlédnout se po (něčem), poohlížet se po (něčem)

verb - to try to find something by looking in different places

nail - přitlouct (hřebíkem), přibít (hřebíky), přitlouct, přibít

verb - to fasten something to something using a nail or nails

 

access - dostat se (k informacím)

verb, formal - to open a website, etc. in order to find information

 

compute - spočítat, vypočítat

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate

 

scam - podvést, vylákat podvodem

verb, informal - to deceive someone in order to get money from them

 

fizzle - šumět, syčet

verb - to make a weak sound similar to a long 's'

 

strip down - svléknout se, svlékat se

verb - to take off your clothes, to take off somebody's clothes