introvert - introvert (člověk)
BrE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:t/
AmE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:rt/

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

 
investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

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

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

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
BrE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/
AmE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/

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

 
dress - ochutit (salát), upravit, očistit (maso)
BrE
/'dres/
AmE
/'dres/

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)
BrE
/'leɪs/
AmE
/'leɪs/

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

 
hack - hackovat, nabourat se (do počítače)
BrE
/'hæk/
AmE
/'hæk/

verb - to break into somebody else's computer, server, phone etc. to obtain information illegally etc.

 
take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

broil
broil - grilovat, péct shora
BrE
/'brɔɪl/
AmE
/'brɔɪl/

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)

 
live off - být živen, nechat se živit
BrE
/'lɪv 'ɒf/
AmE
/'lɪv 'ɑ:f/

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

 
refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici
BrE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

 
sober up - vystřízlivět
BrE
/'səʊbə'rʌp/
AmE
/'soʊbər'ʌp/

verb - to become sober after you've drunk a lot of alcohol; to make somebody sober