rationalization - hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 
direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem
BrE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
AmE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

leash
leash - vodítko
BrE
/'li:ʃ/
AmE
/'li:ʃ/

noun - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it

lead
lead - vodítko
BrE
/'li:d/
AmE
/'li:d/

noun, British English - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it

support
support - podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/

verb - to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something

thaw
thaw - tát, roztát, nechat roztát
BrE
/'θɔ:/
AmE
/'θɔ:/

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft

centre
centre - centrum
BrE
/'sentə/
AmE
/'sentər/

noun - a building where people go for a particular purpose, e.g. to do fitness, to find information, to get first aid etc.

 
flutter - poletovat, třepetat křídly
BrE
/'flʌtə/
AmE
/'flʌt̬ər/

verb - to move back and forth, form side to side, or up and down (in the air), to fly in this manner

 
subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 
let off steam - odreagovat se, vybít se
BrE
/'letˌɒf'sti:m/
AmE
/'let̬ˌɑ:f'sti:m/

verb, informal - to do something (such as go to a bar, work out, etc.) in order to release tension, anger or excess energy

 
pass something around - dát kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/

verb, British English - to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.

 
strip off - svléknout se, svléknout (co), sundat (si co), odložit (co)
BrE
/ˌstrɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌstrɪp'ɑ:f/

verb - to take off your clothes, to take off a particular piece of clothes

 
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

trick-or-treat
trick-or-treat - koledovat (na Halloween), jít na halloweenskou koledu
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:t/
AmE
/ˌtrɪkə'tri:t/

verb - to go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween

 
complement - doplnit, doplňovat, zvýraznit
BrE
/'kɒmplɪmənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpləmənt/

verb - to add something to something else, making it more attractive or improving it