bum out - zklamat, naštvat, zamrzet
BrE
/ˌbʌm'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbʌm'aʊt/

verb, informal - to make somebody sad or disappointed

 
knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

handcuff
handcuff - nasadit pouta, spoutat
BrE
/'hændkʌf/
AmE
/'hændkʌf/

verb - to put handcuffs around someone's wrists

meticulous
meticulous - puntičkářský, úzkostlivě pečlivý, akurátní
BrE
/mə'tɪkjələs/
AmE
/mə'tɪkjələs/

adjective - paying careful attention to small details

shoplift
shoplift - krást v obchodě
BrE
/'ʃɒplɪft/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:plɪft/

verb - to steal something in a shop

 
span - pokrývat, zahrnovat (období)
BrE
/'spæn/
AmE
/'spæn/

verb - to cover a period of time

 
hard-headed - praktický, realistický
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'hedɪd/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:d'hedɪd/

adjective - practical and able to make decisions

schoolchild
schoolchild - školák, školačka
BrE
/'sku:ltʃaɪld/
AmE
/'sku:ltʃaɪld/

noun - a child who goes to school

 
incline - naklonit
BrE
/'ɪnklaɪn/
AmE
/'ɪnklaɪn/

verb, formal - to lean in a particular direction

 
cut up - rozřezat, rozkouskovat
BrE
/kʌt 'ʌp/
AmE
/kʌt 'ʌp/

verb - to divide something into several pieces

 
go wild - bláznit, šílet
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'waɪld/
AmE
/ˌgəʊ'waɪld/

verb, informal - to become very excited about something

 
buoy - nadnášet (ve vodě)
BrE
/'bɔɪ/
AmE
/'bu:i/

verb - to make something float on water

 
convoluted - komplikovaný, složitý
BrE
/'kɒnvəlu:tɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:nvəlu:tɪd/

adjective - very complicated and difficult to understand

 
electrify - uchvátit
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ/

verb - to make someone feel very excited

 
steady - stabilizovat (se), ustálit (se), uklidnit (se)
BrE
/'stedi/
AmE
/'stedi/

verb - to stop from moving or shaking