mislay - založit (něco někam), ztratit (něco někde)
BrE
/ˌmɪs'leɪ/
AmE
/ˌmɪs'leɪ/

verb - to put something somewhere and be unable to find it again

 
frown upon - neschvalovat, nesouhlasit, být proti
BrE
/'fraʊnəˌpɒn/
AmE
/'fraʊnəˌpɑ:n/

verb - to disapprove of something/somebody, to look disapprovingly at something/somebody

 
frown on - neschvalovat, nesouhlasit, být proti
BrE
/'fraʊnˌɒn/
AmE
/'fraʊnˌɑ:n/

verb - to disapprove of something/somebody, to look disapprovingly at something/somebody

 
abide - snést, snášet, vystát
BrE
/ə'baɪd/
AmE
/ə'baɪd/

verb - (with negative CAN'T) to be able to bear or stand something

 
mitigate - zmírnit, zklidnit, ulehčit
BrE
/'mɪtɪgeɪt/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ɪgeɪt/

verb, formal - to ease something, to make something less severe or less serious

 
alarm - znepokojit, vyplašit, vylekat, polekat, vzbudit obavy
BrE
/ə'lɑ:m/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rm/

verb - to warn someone of possible danger, to make someone feel worried

 
stoke - rozpálit (oheň), přiložit (na oheň)
BrE
/'stəʊk/
AmE
/'stoʊk/

verb - to make a fire burn more by adding fuel to it

 
disregard - pohrdání, nevšímání si, ignorování (něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:rd/

noun - to act of paying no attention to something or ignoring something

take a rain check
take a rain check - přeložit na jindy, odložit na jindy, nechat na jindy
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/

verb, informal - not to do something but offer/promise to do it later

 
on the house - na účet podniku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

 
sensitivity - citlivost
BrE
/ˌsensə'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌsensə'tɪvət̬i/

noun - the ability to understand and respond to people's feelings, needs, emotions

decant
decant - dekantovat, přelít (např. víno)
BrE
/dɪ'kænt/
AmE
/dɪ'kænt/

verb - to pour a liquid, especially wine or another beverage, from one container into another, typically to separate it from sediment or to allow it to breathe

 
past simple - minulý prostý čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 
impeach - obvinit (veřejného činitele), žalovat (ústavního činitele), zbavit funkce, zahájit řízení o odvolání, vznést ústavní žalobu
BrE
/ɪm'pi:tʃ/
AmE
/ɪm'pi:tʃ/

verb, technical - to formally accuse a public official of serious misconduct, especially in order to try to remove them from office

boycott
boycott - bojkotovat, odmítat se účastnit
BrE
/'bɔɪkɒt/
AmE
/'bɔɪkɑ:t/

verb - to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of expressing disapproval or to force change