cross one's fingers
cross one's fingers - držet (někomu) palce
BrE
/'krɒs wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/'krɑ:s wʌns 'fɪŋgəz/

verb - to wish someone luck

 
offend - provinit se, spáchat delikt
BrE
/ə'fend/
AmE
/ə'fend/

verb, formal - to commit a crime

 
let out - vydat (nějaký zvuk)
BrE
/ˌlet'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌlet'aʊt/

verb - to make a sound

 
likeable - sympatický
BrE
/'laɪkəbl/
AmE
/'laɪkəbl/

adjective - nice, easy to like

 
shelve - svažovat se
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to slope down gradually

skim
skim - proletět očima (text)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to read something quickly

 
exacerbate - zhoršit, ztížit
BrE
/ɪg'zæsəbeɪt/
AmE
/ɪg'zæsərbeɪt/

verb, formal - to make something worse

 
brew - chystat se, schylovat se, hrozit
BrE
/'bru:/
AmE
/'bru:/

verb - likely to happen soon

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 
hurl - vrhnout, mrknout, mrštit
BrE
/'hɜ:l/
AmE
/'hɜ:rl/

verb - to throw something violently

 
strike a balance - najít kompromis, najít střední cestu
BrE
/ˌstraɪk ə'bæləns/
AmE
/ˌstraɪk ə'bæləns/

verb - to make a compromise

 
puzzle - zmást, poplést
BrE
/'pʌzl/
AmE
/'pʌzl/

verb - to make somebody confused

 
have a bite of - kousnout si, ukousnout si
BrE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɒf/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɑ:f/

verb - to bite off something

 
racial - rasový
BrE
/'reɪʃl/
AmE
/'reɪʃl/

adjective - relating to people's race

 
reconnect - znovu zapojit
BrE
/ˌri:kə'nekt/
AmE
/ˌri:kə'nekt/

verb - to connect something again