eke out a living - živořit, žít ze dne na den, těžko shánět obživu
BrE
/ˌi:k'aʊt ə'lɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌi:k'aʊt ə'lɪvɪŋ/

verb - to earn barely enough money to survive

 
keep up - nenechat (někoho) jít spát
BrE
/ˌki:p'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ʌp/

verb - to prevent someone from going to bed

 
finish - doříct, domluvit, skončit
BrE
/'fɪnɪʃ/
AmE
/'fɪnɪʃ/

verb - (of speaking) to come to an end

 
adaptable - přizpůsobivý
BrE
/ə'dæptəbl/
AmE
/ə'dæptəbl/

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

 
let in - vpustit, vpouštět, pustit (dovnitř)
BrE
/'let ɪn/
AmE
/'let ɪn/

verb - to allow something or someone to enter

 
keep - dodržet, splnit, dostát (o slibu)
BrE
/'ki:p/
AmE
/'ki:p/

verb - to do what you promised to do

 
give a damn - starat se, zajímat se, dbát (na něco)
BrE
/ˌgɪv ə 'dæm/
AmE
/ˌgɪv ə 'dæm/

verb, informal - to care about something, to show concern

 
get - mít šanci, mít možnost, stačit (něco udělat)
BrE
/'get/
AmE
/'get/

verb - to have a chance to do something

 
wind up - skončit (někde), dostat se (někam), objevit se (někde)
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/

verb - to end up somewhere, to appear somewhere

fatten
fatten - ztloustnout, vykrmit (aby ztloustl)
BrE
/'fætn/
AmE
/'fæt̬n/

verb - to become fat, to make something fatter

freshen
freshen - osvěžit, občerstvit
BrE
/'freʃn/
AmE
/'freʃn/

verb - to make something fresh, to become fresh

deepen
deepen - prohloubit (se)
BrE
/'di:pən/
AmE
/'di:pən/

verb - to make something deeper, to become deeper

whiten
whiten - zbělat, nabílit, bílit
BrE
/'waɪtn/
AmE
/'waɪt̬n/

verb - to make something white, to become white

 
feel like - mít chuť (k čemu/na co)
BrE
/'fi:lˌlaɪk/
AmE
/'fi:lˌlaɪk/

verb - to want to do or have something

 
wait up - počkat (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌweɪt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌweɪt̬'ʌp/

verb, informal - to wait for somebody to catch up