elevate - zvýšit, zvednout, stoupnout, povýšit, vyvýšit
BrE
/'elɪveɪt/
AmE
/'eləveɪt/

verb, formal - to raise something up, to put something higher

 
beckon - lákat, vábit
BrE
/'bekən/
AmE
/'bekən/

verb - to attract someone, to be attractive for someone

 
take against - obrátit se proti, znepřátelit si
BrE
/ˌteɪkə'genst/
AmE
/ˌteɪkə'genst/

verb, British English - to start to dislike someone for no reason

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

verb - to go past something, to go over something

 
scent - provonět
BrE
/'sent/
AmE
/'sent/

verb - to give a particular, pleasant smell to something

 
lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
make excuses - vymlouvat se, hledat výmluvy
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/

verb - to come up with reasons to justify something

 
pull on - natáhnout na sebe, obléct si, navléct si (oblečení)
BrE
/ˌpʊl'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'ɑ:n/

verb - to start to wear a piece of clothing

 
show up - ukázat (se), projevit (se), vyjít na světlo
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ'ʌp/

verb - to become visible, to make sth become visible

 
stagger - šokovat, ohromit
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to surprise someone very much, to shock someone

 
parental - rodičovský
BrE
/pə'rentl/
AmE
/pə'rentl/

adjective - relating to being a parent or to parents

parent
parent - starat se (o dítě)
BrE
/'peərənt/
AmE
/'perənt/

verb - to be a parent; to raise a child

 
officious - do všeho mluvící, vlezlý
BrE
/ə'fɪʃəs/
AmE
/ə'fɪʃəs/

adjective - too eager to tell people what to do

 
empathise - chápat, vcítit se
BrE
/'empəθaɪz/
AmE
/'empəθaɪz/

verb - to be able to understand another person's feelings