mitigate - zmírnit, zklidnit, ulehčit
BrE
/'mɪtɪgeɪt/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ɪgeɪt/

verb, formal - to ease something, to make something less severe or less serious

 
disperse - rozehnat, rozptýlit
BrE
/dɪs'pɜ:s/
AmE
/dɪs'pɜ:rs/

verb - to make something scatter, to make something go in all directions

take a rain check
take a rain check - přeložit na jindy, odložit na jindy, nechat na jindy
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/

verb, informal - not to do something but offer/promise to do it later

 
spruce up - dát (se) do pucu, hodit (se) do gala, poladit, porovnat
BrE
/ˌspru:s'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspru:s'ʌp/

verb, informal - to make someone or something cleaner; to improve the appearance generally

 
sensitivity - citlivost
BrE
/ˌsensə'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌsensə'tɪvət̬i/

noun - the ability to understand and respond to people's feelings, needs, emotions

 
skirt off - odběhnout (do ústraní), zmizet (do ústraní)
BrE
/ˌskɜ:t'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌskɜ:rt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to get away from a place in order to avoid something

 
unscrew - odšroubovat
BrE
/ʌn'skru:/
AmE
/ʌn'skru:/

verb - to turn a screw anti-clockwise in order to release something

 
accord - udělit, přidělit, přiznat
BrE
/ə'kɔ:d/
AmE
/ə'kɔ:rd/

verb - to grant, to give someone a certain status, right, authority etc.

 
alarm - znepokojit, vyplašit, vylekat, polekat, vzbudit obavy
BrE
/ə'lɑ:m/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rm/

verb - to warn someone of possible danger, to make someone feel worried

assail
assail - napadnout, zaútočit na, přepadnout, ostře kritizovat, napadat kritikou
BrE
/ə'seɪl/
AmE
/ə'seɪl/

verb, formal - to attack someone violently, or to strongly criticize someone or something

subscribe
subscribe - přihlásit se k odběru
BrE
/səb'skraɪb/
AmE
/səb'skraɪb/

verb - to agree to receive regular e-mails, newsletters, or other updates

 
discredit - zdiskreditovat, znevěrohodnit, zpochybnit, shodit
BrE
/dɪs'kredɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'kredɪt/

verb - to cause people to stop respecting or believing someone or something

 
amalgamate - sloučit, spojit, sjednotit, spojovat, zintegrovat
BrE
/ə'mælgəmeɪt/
AmE
/ə'mælgəmeɪt/

verb, formal - to combine or unite to form one structure, organization, or substance

 
misconstrue - špatně pochopit, mylně si vyložit, dezinterpretovat
BrE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/
AmE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/

verb, formal - to understand something wrongly; to interpret something in the wrong way

flatten
flatten - narovnat, uhladit, zploštit, narovnat se, zploštit se
BrE
/'flætn/
AmE
/'flæt̬n/

verb - to make something flat or flatter; to become flat or flatter