border on - hraničit s, blížit se (čemu)

verb - to be on the boundary of something, to almost be something

pair - spárovat, udělat dvojici

verb - to join two people or things together to make a pair

 

officiate - řídit, vést, sloužit

verb - to be in charge of an event or to lead it

dress up - převléknout se, přestrojit se (za něco či někoho)

verb - to put on clothes to look like someobody or something else

 

come on - začít hrát (např. píseň v rádiu)

verb - to start to play (such as a song on the radio)

 

sensitise - učinit citlivým

verb, British English, technical - to make someone sensitive to something, for example, light, touch, etc.

 

sensitize - učinit citlivým

verb, technical - to make someone sensitive to something, for example, light, touch, etc.

 

obligate - uložit někomu povinnost, zavázat někoho k něčemu

verb - to make someone feel legally or morally forced to do something

 

leaven - kvásek, kvasinky

noun - a substance that is added to bread to make it rise

 

silence - umlčet, utišit

verb - to make somebody stop talking, to make something stop making sounds

 

denounce - udat, nahlásit úřadům

verb - to report someone who has done something illegal to the authorities

 

send out - rozeslat

verb - to send a copy of something to many people or places

 

throttle - škrtit, dusit

verb - to press someone's throat in order to stop them from breathing

 

or something - nebo tak, nebo tak něco, nebo něco takového

phrase, informal - used to indicate that you are referring to something really similar

 

spruce up - dát (se) do pucu, hodit (se) do gala, poladit, porovnat

verb, informal - to make someone or something cleaner; to improve the appearance generally