hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

bellows - měch, dmychadlo

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 

blow off - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)

verb, informal - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 

frisk - prohledat (člověka), prošacovat

verb - to search someone quickly to check whether they are not hiding weapons, drugs etc.

 

cut some slack - nebýt (na někoho) tak přísný, nebýt (na někoho) tak tvrdý

verb, informal - not to be so hard on somebody, not to be so strict with someone

 

endorse - propagovat, dělat reklamu (na něco)

verb - to say publicly that you like or use something in order to promote it

look out - vyhlížet (něco či někoho)

verb - to look carefully around you in order to find someone or something in particular

 

intervene - zakročit, zasáhnout (do něčeho)

verb - to become involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

horror - hororový

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

seize - chopit se (čeho), popadnout, zabrat (silou)

verb - to take hold of something or to take control of something (esp. by force)

 

whoa - počkej, prr

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to stop, to wait a minute

 

contrast - dát do kontrastu

verb - to compare two or more things in order to point out the differences between

scrape - vyškrabat

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something