tongue twister
tongue twister - jazykolam
BrE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstə/
AmE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstər/

noun - a phrase or sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly

 
labour - dřít se, namáhat se, lopotit se
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/

verb - to work, either physically or mentally, to accomplish a task or produce something

 
strip off - svléknout se, svléknout (co), sundat (si co), odložit (co)
BrE
/ˌstrɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌstrɪp'ɑ:f/

verb - to take off your clothes, to take off a particular piece of clothes

 
wise up - dostat rozum, zmoudřet, probrat se
BrE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to start to realize the truth about something, usually something bad or unpleasant

pounce
pounce - skočit, vrhnout se, sápat se (po něčem)
BrE
/'paʊns/
AmE
/'paʊns/

verb - to suddenly jump or move toward something, especially to attack or seize it

console
console - utěšit, utěšovat, uklidnit, uklidňovat
BrE
/kən'səʊl/
AmE
/kən'soʊl/

verb - to provide comfort or support to someone who is sad, upset, or distressed

 
poise - vyvažovat, balancovat, připravit se, být v pohotovosti
BrE
/'pɔɪz/
AmE
/'pɔɪz/

verb - to hold or balance something carefully, often in a position ready to move

rummage
rummage - hrabat se, přehrabovat se, prohledávat
BrE
/'rʌmɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rʌmɪdʒ/

verb - to search through something carefully and thoroughly; to move things around while searching

 
scour - prohledat, prohledávat, pročesat, projít (důkladně)
BrE
/'skaʊə/
AmE
/'skaʊr/

verb - to search a place or an area thoroughly in order to find something

 
melt - změknout, obměkčit, roztát (přeneseně)
BrE
/'melt/
AmE
/'melt/

verb - to become more tender, loving, or sympathetic; to lose one's anger or resolve.

 
warp - zkřivit, zdeformovat, zkroutit
BrE
/'wɔ:p/
AmE
/'wɔ:rp/

verb - to twist or bend out of shape, especially due to heat or moisture

 
crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a face) to become sad or disappointed, as if wanting to cry

 
nurture - rozvíjet, zlepšit, zlepšovat, podporovat
BrE
/'nɜ:tʃə/
AmE
/'nɜ:rtʃər/

verb, formal - to help something to develop and be better (e.g. a plan, an idea)

 
trusting - důvěřivý
BrE
/'trʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/'trʌstɪŋ/

adjective - willing to believe or tending to believe that people are good and honest

 
rejuvenate - omladit, osvěžit, oživit
BrE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/

verb - to make someone or something to look better, work better or feel younger