commuter
commuter - dojíždějící
BrE
/kə'mju:tə/
AmE
/kə'mju:t̬ər/

noun - a person who has to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 
close shave - únik o vlásek
BrE
/'kləʊs ʃeɪv/
AmE

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

 
work up - rozčílit, rozčilovat, rozrušit
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk'ʌp/

verb - to make somebody upset, angry or excited, to make yourself upset, angry or excited

bellows
bellows - měch, dmychadlo
BrE
/'beləʊz/
AmE
/'beloʊz/

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 
readjust - přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

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

 
jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)
BrE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/
AmE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

 
hold back - držet se zpátky
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

 
think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/

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

 
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

 
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

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)

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

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

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

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

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

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

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

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