instigate - podnítit, podněcovat
BrE
/'ɪnstɪgeɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnstɪgeɪt/

verb, formal - to cause something bad to start or happen

 
caught - chycený
BrE
/'kɔ:t/
AmE
/'kɔ:t/

adjective - trapped, unable to leave, unable to do anything

 
curb - krotit, omezit, omezovat, dusit, tlumit
BrE
/'kɜ:b/
AmE
/'kɜ:rb/

verb - to control something, to put restrictions on something

 
pin down - ujasnit si (něco), udělat si jasno (v něčem), přijít (něčemu) na kloub
BrE
/ˌpɪn'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpɪn'daʊn/

verb - to figure something out, to make something clear

 
signify - značit, znamenat
BrE
/'sɪgnəfaɪ/
AmE
/'sɪgnəfaɪ/

verb - to express something, to have a particular meaning

 
devise - vymyslet, přijít na
BrE
/dɪ'vaɪz/
AmE
/dɪ'vaɪz/

verb - to come up with something, to invent something

 
solve - spočítat (příklad), vyřešit (úlohu)
BrE
/'sɒlv/
AmE
/'sɑ:lv/

verb - to find the answer to a math problem

 
down - hodit do sebe, zhltnout, spolknout
BrE
/'daʊn/
AmE
/'daʊn/

verb, informal - to swallow quickly, to eat or drink quickly

 
overrun - překonat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'rʌn/

verb - to go past something, to go over something

 
cannot help - nemoci pomoct (čemu)
BrE
/kɑ:nt 'help/
AmE
/kænt 'help/

verb - not to be able to resist doing something

 
cannot help but - nemoci jinak než
BrE
/kænɒt 'help bʌt/
AmE
/kæ'nɒt 'help bʌt/

verb - not to be able to resist doing something

 
come off - pustit, jít dolů
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:f/

verb - to be able to be removed from something

 
bite off - ukousnout, odkousnout
BrE
/'baɪt ɒf/
AmE
/'baɪt ɑ:f/

verb - to use your teeth to cut into something

 
order in - objednat si donášku (jídla)
BrE
/ɔ:də 'ɪn/
AmE
/ɔ:rdər 'ɪn/

verb, British English - to order food to your home or work

 
respond - reagovat, mít odezvu (např. na lék)
BrE
/rɪ'spɒnd/
AmE
/rɪ'spɑ:nd/

verb - to react to something in a particular way