tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

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

 

impotent - nemohoucí

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

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 

lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 

phoney - falešný člověk, pokrytec

noun, informal - someone who pretends to be someone they are not, usually trying to trick people

 

undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

 

refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

 

think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti

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

toss and turn - nemoci spát, jen tak se převalovat v posteli

verb - to be unable to fall asleep, for example if you're worried, stressed, sick etc.

 

restlessness - neklid, nepokoj

noun - the state of being unable to stay still or to be calm and quiet

 

impatience - netrpělivost

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly

 

take temperature - změřit teplotu

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 

readjust - přizpůsobit se

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