ad lib - improvizovat
BrE
/ˌæd'lɪb/
AmE
/ˌæd'lɪb/

verb - to improvise, to do something without having prepared it in advance

 
kick in - zabrat (o léku), začít působit
BrE
/ˌkɪk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌkɪk'ɪn/

verb, informal - to start to have an effect (usually about medicine, drugs etc.)

 
prompt - napovídat (herci)
BrE
/'prɒmpt/
AmE
/'prɑ:mpt/

verb - to help an actor on stage to remember his/her line

 
skirt off - odběhnout (do ústraní), zmizet (do ústraní)
BrE
/ˌskɜ:t'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌskɜ:rt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to get away from a place in order to avoid something

 
deploy - použít, využít
BrE
/dɪ'plɔɪ/
AmE
/dɪ'plɔɪ/

verb - to use something effectively, to make something work effectively, activate something

 
put aside - odložit (úkol, práci ap.)
BrE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/
AmE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/

verb - to keep something to be dealt with at a later time

 
chair - předsedat, vést
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

verb - to be the chairperson of a meeting, to be in charge

 
mislay - založit (něco někam), ztratit (něco někde)
BrE
/ˌmɪs'leɪ/
AmE
/ˌmɪs'leɪ/

verb - to put something somewhere and be unable to find it again

 
abide - snést, snášet, vystát
BrE
/ə'baɪd/
AmE
/ə'baɪd/

verb - (with negative CAN'T) to be able to bear or stand something

 
mitigate - zmírnit, zklidnit, ulehčit
BrE
/'mɪtɪgeɪt/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ɪgeɪt/

verb, formal - to ease something, to make something less severe or less serious

 
alarm - znepokojit, vyplašit, vylekat, polekat, vzbudit obavy
BrE
/ə'lɑ:m/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rm/

verb - to warn someone of possible danger, to make someone feel worried

 
disregard - pohrdání, nevšímání si, ignorování (něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:rd/

noun - to act of paying no attention to something or ignoring something

 
match - shodovat se, souhlasit (o věcech)
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

verb - to agree with something, to be the same as something else

 
acquaint - seznámit (se), obeznámit (se), informovat
BrE
/ə'kweɪnt/
AmE
/ə'kweɪnt/

verb - to make someone familiar with something, to become familiar with something

 
adapt - přizpůsobit, přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ə'dæpt/
AmE
/ə'dæpt/

verb - to change (something or oneself) to work better in new conditions