weasel out - vykroutit, vyvléct, vymluvit se (z čeho)
BrE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to get out of doing something you are supposed to do or what you promised to do

 
cow - zastrašit, odstrašit, vyděsit
BrE
/'kaʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊ/

verb - to make someone afraid of you in order to make them listen to you or obey you

schedule
schedule - naplánovat, rozvrhnout
BrE
/'ʃedju:l/
AmE
/'skedʒl/

verb - to plan something at a particular time, to arrange for something to happen at a particular time

fight
fight - bojovat, zápasit, prát se
BrE
/'faɪt/
AmE
/'faɪt/

verb - to use weapons or your own body to try to defeat somebody, usually in a violent way

hire
hire - najmout si, pronajmout si
BrE
/'haɪə/
AmE
/'haɪər/

verb - to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time

advertise
advertise - inzerovat, dělat reklamu, propagovat
BrE
/'ædvətaɪz/
AmE
/'ædvərtaɪz/

verb - to make something known to a lot of people, usually offering them to buy or use it

massage
massage - masírovat
BrE
/'mæsɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/mə'sɑ:ʒ/

verb - to rub and press someone's body in order to reduce pain or to relax his muscles etc.

 
lust - toužit, prahnout (po něčem)
BrE
/'lʌst/
AmE
/'lʌst/

verb - to have a very strong desire to have something or somebody (esp. to have sex with somebody)

play
play - hrát, hrát si
BrE
/'pleɪ/
AmE
/'pleɪ/

verb - to do an activity in order to have fun, to take part in a sport or game

 
cover up - zamaskovat, zakrýt
BrE
/kʌvər'ʌp/
AmE
/kʌvər'ʌp/

verb - to make something invisible or impossible to find, to hide something from sight or from being known

atone
atone - odčinit, napravit, odpykat
BrE
/ə'təʊn/
AmE
/ə'toʊn/

verb, formal - to do something to show you are sorry for something you caused and to make things right

 
illuminate - objasnit, vyjasnit, vrhnout světlo (na něco)
BrE
/ɪl'lu:mɪneɪt/
AmE
/ɪl'lu:məneɪt/

verb - to give light, to make something clear, to give information that will explain what you couldn't understand

buff up
buff up - namakat se, udělat si svaly
BrE
/bʌf'ʌp/
AmE
/bʌf'ʌp/

verb, informal - (usually of men) to exercise in order to make your muscles bigger and to look more attractive

 
no-brainer - nad čím se nemusí přemýšlet, jasná věc, snadná otázka
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'breɪnə/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'breɪnər/

noun, informal - a simple question to answer, a simple decision to take, something you don't need to think about

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