live - žít
BrE
/'lɪv/
AmE
/'lɪv/

verb - (of a person, animal or plant) to exist, to be alive, not dead

 
desperate - zoufalý
BrE
/'despərət/
AmE
/'despərət/

adjective - in a very bad situation and willing to do anything to change it

plant food
plant food - hnojivo
BrE
/'plɑ:nt fʊ:d/
AmE
/'plænt fʊ:d/

noun - any substance, such as manure, added to soil to make it more fertile

 
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

 
equal - rovnat se, vyrovnat se, shodovat se
BrE
/'i:kwəl/
AmE
/'i:kwəl/

verb - to be the same, to be of the same number, quality, amount etc.

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premiere - mít premiéru, být poprvé uveden
BrE
/'premieə/
AmE
/prɪ'mɪr/

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

disappoint
disappoint - zklamat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

verb - to let somebody down, to cause someone to be sad and unhappy because you haven't done something that the person hoped for

synchronize
synchronize - synchronizovat, sladit, seřídit, uvést do souladu
BrE
/'sɪŋkrənaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪŋkrənaɪz/

verb - to cause two or more things to happen at the same time or to operate together in the same rhythm or speed

flaunt
flaunt - chlubit se, vychloubat se, chvástat se, předvádět se
BrE
/'flɔ:nt/
AmE
/'flɑ:nt/

verb - to display or show something boldly or showily; to make a public display of something in order to provoke envy or admiration

 
buy off - podplatit, uplatit, koupit si (někoho)
BrE
/ˌbaɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ'ɑ:f/

verb - to offer money etc. to someone, usually in a dishonest way, because you do not want them to do something against you

slaughter
slaughter - porážet, zabíjet (dobytek apod.)
BrE
/'slɔ:tə/
AmE
/'slɔ:t̬ər/

verb - to kill animals for food

swig
swig - hltat, pít (velkými hlty)
BrE
/'swɪg/
AmE
/'swɪg/

verb, informal - to drink in large gulps

 
take in - oklamat, podvést, napálit
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ɪn/

verb - to trick or deceive someone

impregnable
impregnable - nedobytný, neporazitelný
BrE
/ɪm'pregnəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'pregnəbl/

adjective - impossible to defeat o conquer