pounce - skočit, vrhnout se, sápat se (po něčem)

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

console - utěšit, utěšovat, uklidnit, uklidňovat

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

 

poise - vyvažovat, balancovat, připravit se, být v pohotovosti

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

admonish - napomenout, napomínat, kárat, pokárat

verb, formal - to warn or reprimand someone firmly, often to correct a behaviour or attitude

rummage - hrabat se, přehrabovat se, prohledávat

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

 

scour - prohledat, prohledávat, pročesat, projít (důkladně)

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

take aback - překvapit, šokovat, udivit (často negativně)

verb - (usually passive) to surprise somebody in a negative way or to shock somebody

 

rehabilitate - renovovat, uvést opět do užívání, vrátit do původního stavu (budovu, oblast)

verb - to return something, such as a building or area, to its former state

 

mansplain - vysvětlit s despektem vůči ženě

verb - (of a man) to explain something to a woman in a condescending manner

 

poser - pozér

noun, informal - a person who pretends to be something they’re not, usually to impress others

 

melt - změknout, obměkčit, roztát (přeneseně)

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

buff - naleštit, leštit

verb - to polish something with a piece of soft cloth to make it shine

 

warp - zkřivit, zdeformovat, zkroutit

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

 

labour - dřít se, namáhat se, lopotit se

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

 

crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)

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