entice - lákat, nalákat, přilákat, vábit, přivábit

verb - to attract or tempt someone or to persuade someone to do something by offering them something appealing or desirable

 

degrade - ponížit, znehodnotit, degradovat, zkazit, rozložit

verb - to lower the quality, value, or dignity of something or someone; to cause something to break down or deteriorate

tune up - seřídit, vyladit, vylepšit (stroj apod.)

verb - to make small adjustments to an engine or other mechanical device to ensure it is working properly and efficiently

 

veneer - dýhovat, podýhovat, polepit dýhou

verb - to glue a thin layer of wood or plastic to a piece of furniture to make it look better

 

call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

spit out - vyklopit, vymáčknout se, vyjádřit se

verb - to say something quickly, often in an angry way, or to say something that you don't want to say

prune back - ořezat, prořezávat (stromy), prořezat (strom), klestit (stromy)

verb - to cut branches off a tree in order to make it look better or enable it to grow more

 

highlight - zvýraznit (v textu)

verb - to mark a piece of text in a different color to emphasize it or make it easier to see

 

smell a rat - cítit něco nekalého, čichat nějaký podfuk

verb, informal - to feel doubtful about a situation because it seems to be wrong or something suspicious seems to be happening

breed - rodit (mláďata), množit se, chovat (zvířata), rozmnožovat

verb - to produce young animals, to keep animals (at a farm etc.) in order to have them produce young ones

 

disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

wave - mávat, zamávat

verb - to move your hand back and forth or from side to side in order to say hello or goodbye

wink - mrknout

verb - to close and open your eye very quickly, usually when you want to give an unspoken signal to somebody

 

learn lesson - poučit se, ponaučit se

verb - to learn what to do in the future because you do not want to make the same mistakes again

 

on holiday - na prázdninách, na dovolené

adverb - travelling or relaxing somewhere during the period when you do not have to go to school or to work