terrorise - zastrašovat, terorizovat

verb - to frighten someone by threatening to kill or hurt them

 

compute - spočítat, vypočítat

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

 

pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

 

lacquer - lakovat (opatřit lakem)

verb - to cover something with lacquer to make it look shiny

 

overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

 

readjust - pozměnit, poopravit

verb - to move something slightly in order to correct its position

 

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

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

 

ask around - poptat se

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 

moderate - zmírnit, umírnit, oslabit, zmírnit se, oslabit se

verb, formal - to make something less extreme, or to become less extreme

 

have - přihodit se, stát se (někomu něco bez vlastního přičinění)

verb - to experience something, usually unpleasant, that someone does to you

 

unravel - rozpadat se (plán, manželství, ap.)

verb - (of a plan, relationship, etc.) to start to break up

 

round off - zaokrouhlit (nahoru nebo dolů)

verb - to change an exact number to the nearest whole number

 

recoil - odmítat (myšlenku)

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

 

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