soak up - nasáknout

verb - to absorb liquid through its surface

 

literacy - gramotnost

noun - the ability to write and read

 

rip up - roztrhat, rozškubat (na kusy)

verb - to tear something into small pieces

 

derail - překazit, zmařit

verb - to stop something planned from happening

 

denounce - kritizovat, pranýřovat

verb - to criticize someone or something severely

 

foregone conclusion - předem rozhodnutá věc, hotová věc, jasná věc

noun - something that is certain to happen

 

rack your brains - lámat si hlavu, namáhat si hlavu

verb - to think very hard about something

 

subject - vystavit, podrobit (něčemu nepřijemnému)

verb - to make someone experience something unpleasant

 

on the basis of - na základě

adverb - according to something, based on something

batter - mlátit, tlouct, bičovat, bít

verb - to hit something or someone repeatedly

 

staff - obsadit personálem, vybavit personálem

verb - to provide employees for a company

 

depress - deprimovat, skličovat

verb - to make somebody sad and unhappy

 

baffling - nepochopitelný, matoucí, záhadný

adjective - difficult to understand, making you confused

 

whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout

verb - to take something out very quickly

swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective