stand up
stand up - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)
BrE
/ˌstænd'ʊp/
AmE
/ˌstænd'ʊp/

verb - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 
migrate - stěhovat se (o ptácích)
BrE
/maɪ'greɪt/
AmE
/'maɪgreɪt/

verb - (of birds) to move periodically from one region to another (esp. with changing seasons)

 
portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat
BrE
/'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'pɔ:rʃn/

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

 
blow off - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 
endorse - propagovat, dělat reklamu (na něco)
BrE
/ɪn'dɔ:s/
AmE
/ɪn'dɔ:rs/

verb - to say publicly that you like or use something in order to promote it

 
intervene - zakročit, zasáhnout (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'vi:n/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'vi:n/

verb - to become involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

horror
horror - hororový
BrE
/'hɒrə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rər/

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

seize
seize - chopit se (čeho), popadnout, zabrat (silou)
BrE
/'si:z/
AmE
/'si:z/

verb - to take hold of something or to take control of something (esp. by force)

scrape
scrape - vyškrabat
BrE
/'skreɪp/
AmE
/'skreɪp/

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something

 
contrast - dát do kontrastu
BrE
/kən'træst/
AmE
/kən'træst/

verb - to compare two or more things in order to point out the differences between

 
papergirl - žena roznášející noviny, dívka roznášející noviny
BrE
/'peɪpəˌgɜ:l/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌgɜ:rl/

noun - a woman or a girl whose job is to deliver newspapers to people's homes

beat
beat - klepat (např. koberec)
BrE
/'bi:t/
AmE
/'bi:t/

verb - to hit sth (a carpet etc) repeatedly in order to clean it from dust

 
validate - uznat, schválit
BrE
/'vælɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'vælɪdeɪt/

verb - to approve of something, to state that something is correct or meets a standard

crow
crow - kokrhat, zakokrhat
BrE
/'krəʊ/
AmE
/'kroʊ/

verb - to cry like a rooster, (of a rooster) to make a high, harsh sound

 
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