skimp - šetřit, škudlit
BrE
/'skɪmp/
AmE
/'skɪmp/

verb - to try to spend less money, time, or material on something that you really need

jibber-jabber
jibber-jabber - drmolit, blábolit, mluvit nesrozumitelně
BrE
/ˌdʒɪbə'dʒæbə/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪbər'dʒæbər/

verb - to speak quickly in a way that's difficult to understand, especially because you are excited

 
typecast - typově zařadit (herce)
BrE
/'taɪpkɑ:st/
AmE
/'taɪpkæst/

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play

 
restate - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'steɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'steɪt/

verb, formal - to say something again in a different way in order to make it more clear

 
rephrase - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'freɪz/
AmE
/ˌri:'freɪz/

verb - to write or say something again in a different way to make the meaning clearer

 
lobby - lobbovat
BrE
/'lɒbi/
AmE
/'lɑ:bi/

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 
confide - svěřit (se), svěřovat (se)
BrE
/kən'faɪd/
AmE
/kən'faɪd/

verb - to tell someone something private or confidential, to trust someone with something private or confidential

Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
blackmailing - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 
keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven
BrE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

Father Christmas
Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa
BrE
/ˌfɑ:ðə'krɪsməs/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:ðər'krɪsməs/

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

 
testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)
BrE
/'testɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'testɪfaɪ/

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 
sheaf - snop, svazek
BrE
/'ʃi:f/
AmE
/'ʃi:f/

noun - a number of plants (usually wheat etc.) bound together to make them easier to carry

 
surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout
BrE
/sə'pɑ:s/
AmE
/sər'pæs/

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else