readjust - přizpůsobit se

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before

 

hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 

undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 

lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 

think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

 

introvert - introvert (člověk)

noun - a quiet and usually shy person who finds it difficult to talk to people

 

investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success

 

impotent - nemohoucí

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 

tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 

dress - ochutit (salát), upravit, očistit (maso)

verb - to prepare food for eating (e.g. salad); to prepare food for cooking (e.g. meat)

 

lace - stříknout, přidat malé množství (většinou alkoholu, drogy nebo jedu)

verb - to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug or poison to a drink