transitional - přechodný
BrE
/træn'zɪʃənl/
AmE
/træn'zɪʃənl/

adjective - relating to a change from one form to another

 
mobilise - zmobilizovat
BrE
/'məʊbəlaɪz/
AmE
/'məʊbəlaɪz/

verb, British English - to organize a group of people to do something

 
forego - vzdát se, zříct se, vynechat
BrE
/fɔ:'gəʊ/
AmE
/fɔ:r'gəʊ/

verb, formal - to decide not to have or do something enjoyable

 
wobble - váhat, zaváhat
BrE
/'wɒbl/
AmE
/'wɑ:bl/

verb - to hesitate or to become less sure about something

 
scrub - zrušit
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

verb, informal - to cancel something that you had planned to do

lather
lather - napěnit, zpěnit, namydlit, vytvořit mýdlovou pěnu
BrE
/'lɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'læðər/

verb - to cover something with lather or to produce lather

have second thoughts
have second thoughts - rozmýšlet si, váhat, mít pochybnosti
BrE
/ˌhæv sekənd 'θɔ:ts/
AmE
/ˌhæv sekənd 'θɔ:ts/

verb - start to doubt something, to think about it again

 
pluck - trhat si, vytrhávat si (obočí)
BrE
/'plʌk/
AmE
/'plʌk/

verb - to pull something quickly in order to remove it

 
allocate - přidělit, alokovat
BrE
/'æləkeɪt/
AmE
/'æləkeɪt/

verb - to give something to someone for a particular purpose

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
hamper - překážet, bránit
BrE
/'hæmpə/
AmE
/'hæmpər/

verb - to make it difficult for someone to do something

 
come around - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit
BrE
/ˌkʌm ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌkʌm ə'raʊnd/

verb - to let someone convince you to agree with them

 
come round - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit
BrE
/ˌkʌm'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'raʊnd/

verb, British English - to let someone convince you to agree with them

 
banish - vyhostit, vyhnat
BrE
/'bænɪʃ/
AmE
/'bænɪʃ/

verb - to order someone to leave, especially from their country

 
bite the bullet - zatnout zuby
BrE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant