disown - zříci se, zapřít, odmítnout uznat, distancovat se od, nepřihlásit se k

verb - to refuse to acknowledge someone as your own relative or to deny any connection or responsibility for someone or something

proof - učinit odolným, zajistit odolnost, zabezpečit, ochránit

verb, formal - to treat or prepare something to make it resistant to a specific substance or condition, like water, fire, or damage

sycophant - patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač

noun, formal - a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour

 

explosiveness - výbušnost (povahou), vznětlivost (povahou)

noun - the quality of being likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 

fiddle around with - hrát si s (něčím) pohrávat si s (něčím), vrtat se v (něčem)

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in order to make it look better, in order to fix it etc.

 

fiddle about with - hrát si s (něčím) pohrávat si s (něčím), vrtat se v (něčem)

verb, British English, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in order to make it look better, in order to fix it etc.

 

shelter - útulek

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 

prompt - nápověda

noun - words that are spoken to an actor, to remind them what to say next during the performance of a play

 

you know - víš, chápeš, víš co

phrase, informal - used when you want to explain what you mean to someone by referring to something that the person knows about

 

get off - opustit, odejít, dostat se z

verb - to leave a place because you do not want to be there or you have no right to be there

play up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost

verb, British English - (esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain

bribe - podplatit

verb - to offer money etc. to someone because you want them to do you a favour, especially in a dishonest way