jinx - zakřiknout (něco)

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

 

cajole - přemlouvat, přemluvit

verb - to sweet-talk somebody into doing something, to use flattery to make somebody do something

 

go bankrupt - zkrachovat

verb - (of a company) to lose all the money, to become insolvent, unable to pay debts

 

feign - předstírat, fingovat

verb - to pretend to have a certain feeling or to be affected by a certain state

hit on - balit (někoho)

verb, American English, informal - to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship

 

drive - hnát, pohánět, nutit, tlačit, zatlačit

verb - to make somebody or something move, to push someone somewhere, to make somebody do something

 

edit - editovat, upravit, sestříhat (např. film)

verb - to make changes to texts, films, data etc. to prepare them for publication or release

snowed in - zasněžený, zapadaný sněhem, odříznutý od světa (sněhem)

verb, American English - to be blocked with snow, to be unable to leave a place because of snow

 

pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 

receptive - otevřený, vnímavý, chápavý

adjective - willing to listen to new ideas or accept suggestions

 

discount - nebrat v úvahu, ignorovat, nepřikládat význam, brát na lehkou váhu, nepřihlížet (k něčemu)

verb - to regard something as unimportant or unlikely; to disregard

swelter - péci se (vedrem), potit se (vedrem), být zmožený horkem, vařit se ve vlastní šťávě

verb - to be uncomfortably hot, to suffer from intense heat

adorn - zdobit, ozdobit, krášlit, zkrášlit, zkrášlovat

verb, formal - to decorate or add beauty to something or someone

 

kink - zkroutit se, pokřivit se, zamotat se, ohnout se

verb - to develop or cause to develop a bend, twist

 

blister - způsobovat puchýře, zpuchýřovatět

verb - to form blisters or to make something form blisters