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

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

have second thoughts
have second thoughts - rozmýšlet si, váhat, mít pochybnosti
BrE
/ˌhæv sekənd 'θɔ:ts/
AmE
/ˌhæv sekənd 'θɔ:ts/

verb - start to doubt something, to think about it again

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

verb - to pull something quickly in order to remove it

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

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

 
rally - sjednotit se (pro společný cíl)
BrE
/'ræli/
AmE
/'ræli/

verb - to bring people together to support someone or something

 
forgo - vzdát se, zříct se, vynechat
BrE
/fɔ:'gəʊ/
AmE
/fɔ:r'gəʊ/

verb, formal - to decide not to have or do something enjoyable

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

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

 
transitional - přechodný
BrE
/træn'zɪʃənl/
AmE
/træn'zɪʃənl/

adjective - relating to a change from one form to another

 
give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži
BrE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/
AmE
/ˌgɪv ðə'kri:ps/

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 
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

 
poll - dotazovat se, ptát se na názor
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

verb - to ask people questions to find out public opinion

 
warrant - zaručit (se), garantovat
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

verb - to state that something is true, to provide guarantees

 
blister - způsobovat puchýře, zpuchýřovatět
BrE
/'blɪstə/
AmE
/'blɪstər/

verb - to form blisters or to make something form blisters

 
pass down - předávat (např. z generace na generaci)
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpæs'daʊn/

verb - to transfer something from one generation to the next

 
nip - uštípnout, štípnout
BrE
/'nɪp/
AmE
/'nɪp/

verb - to bite, to cause pain by biting a little