appreciate
appreciate - ocenit, vážit si
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/

verb - to be grateful for something, to realize the value of something and behave accordingly

 
specialize - specializovat se, specializovat
BrE
/'speʃəlaɪz/
AmE
/'speʃəlaɪz/

verb - to concentrate on one field only in order to be very good at it

 
squirt - stříknout, vystříknout, stříkat, vytrysknout, tryskat
BrE
/'skwɜ:t/
AmE
/'skwɜ:rt/

verb - (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening

 
cut the mustard - splnit očekávání
BrE
/ˌkʌt ðə'mʌstəd/
AmE
/ˌkʌt ðə'mʌstərd/

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

penitent
penitent - kajícný
BrE
/'penɪtənt/
AmE
/'penɪtənt/

adjective - feeling sorry for doing something wrong and wanting to be forgiven

 
sire - zplodit, být otcem, stát se otcem
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

verb, formal - to be the male parent of a child or animal offspring

 
alleged - údajný, domnělý
BrE
/ə'ledʒd/
AmE
/ə'ledʒd/

adjective, formal - said or thought to be true, without having or giving proof

 
unavoidably - nevyhnutelně
BrE
/ˌʌnə'vɔ:ɪdəbli/
AmE
/ˌʌnə'vɔ:ɪdəbli/

adverb - in a way that is impossible to be avoided or prevented

 
materialise - objevit se (náhle)
BrE
/mə'tɪəriəlaɪz/
AmE
/mə'tɪriəlaɪz/

verb - to appear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be explained

 
batch - dávkovat, zpracovávat po dávkách
BrE
/'bætʃ/
AmE
/'bætʃ/

verb - to put things into groups so they can be dealt with

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
in the wash - v prádle, (už prány) v pračce
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'wɒʃ/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'wɑ:ʃ/

adverb - being washed, has just been washed or waiting to be washed

 
obligation - povinnost, závazek
BrE
/ˌɒblɪ'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɑ:blɪ'geɪʃn/

noun - something that has to be done, something that you must do

get away with
get away with - projít (komu co), uniknout bez trestu (za co)
BrE
/ˌget ə'weɪ wɪð/
AmE
/ˌget̬ə'weɪ wɪð/

verb - not to be punished for something bad that you have done

 
meddle - míchat se (do něčeho), vměšovat se, plést se
BrE
/'medl/
AmE
/'medl/

verb - to be interested in something that is none of your business