pluck - trhat si, vytrhávat si (obočí)
BrE
/'plʌk/
AmE
/'plʌk/

verb - to pull something quickly in order to remove it

 
bite the bullet - zatnout zuby
BrE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 
familiarize - seznámit, obeznámit se
BrE
/fə'mɪliəraɪz/
AmE
/fə'mɪliəraɪz/

verb - to learn about something and start to understand it

 
responsive - reagující, vnímavý
BrE
/rɪ'spɒnsɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'spɑ:nsɪv/

adjective - quick to react to something or someone, usually favorably

lather
lather - napěnit, zpěnit, namydlit, vytvořit mýdlovou pěnu
BrE
/'lɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'læðər/

verb - to cover something with lather or to produce lather

 
make out - vystavit (např. šek)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/

verb - to create a document, to fill in a form

 
wobble - váhat, zaváhat
BrE
/'wɒbl/
AmE
/'wɑ:bl/

verb - to hesitate or to become less sure about something

 
scrub - zrušit
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

verb, informal - to cancel something that you had planned to do

 
span - překlenout, přemostit, pokrýt
BrE
/'spæn/
AmE
/'spæn/

verb - to cover an area, to stretch across an area

 
shine through - jasně se ukázat, vyjít najevo, být zřejmé
BrE
/ˌʃaɪn'θru:/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪn'θru:/

verb - to become obvious, to become easily seen or notice

 
unwilling - neochotný
BrE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋ/

adjective - not wanting to do something, refusing to do something

bust
bust - sebrat (zatknout), načapat, přistihnout
BrE
/'bʌst/
AmE
/'bʌst/

verb, informal - to catch someone doing something wrong, to arrest someone

 
pugnacious - bojovný, vznětlivý, výbojný
BrE
/pʌg'neɪʃəs/
AmE
/pʌg'neɪʃəs/

adjective, formal - quick to argue or fight, quick to use violence

 
lay off - nechat (někoho či něco) být
BrE
/ˌleɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌleɪ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - to stop annoying someone, to stop doing something annoying

persevere
persevere - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'vɪə/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'vɪr/

verb - to keep doing something despite hardships, refusing to stop