jinx - zakřiknout (něco)

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

 

cajole - přemlouvat, přemluvit

verb - to sweet-talk somebody into doing something, to use flattery to make somebody do something

 

feign - předstírat, fingovat

verb - to pretend to have a certain feeling or to be affected by a certain state

 

drive - hnát, pohánět, nutit, tlačit, zatlačit

verb - to make somebody or something move, to push someone somewhere, to make somebody do something

 

pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 

probably - pravděpodobně, asi, nejspíše

adverb - used to say that something is likely to happen, it is almost sure to happen

 

order - uspořádat, setřídit

verb - to put something together according to some rules, to make something neat, clean or tidy

tame - zkrotit, krotit, ochočit, podrobit si

verb - to make an animal not dangerous or wild anymore; to make sth easy to control

hit on - balit (někoho)

verb, American English, informal - to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship

 

achieve - dosáhnout, docílit, dokázat (něco)

verb - to gain a success, to be successful in completing something, usually thanks to hard work

beckon - kynout (komu), pokynout (komu), kývnout, mávnout

verb - to give somebody a signal with your hand to follow you or come to you

 

be in the clear - být mimo nebezpečí, nebýt v podezření, nemít problém

verb - to be out of danger, not to be under suspicion, to be free of problems

 

pressure - tlačit (na někoho), nutit někoho, vyvíjet nátlak

verb - to strongly encourage or force someone to do something they might not want to do

 

push - tlačit (někoho do něčeho), nutit

verb - to strongly encourage or force someone to do something they might not want to do

cuss out - sprdnout, seřvat, vynadat

verb, American English, informal - to angrily speak to someone usually using offensive or rude language; to swear at someone