hold out - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

 
thinner - ředidlo
BrE
/'θɪnə/
AmE
/'θɪnər/

noun - a liquid that is added especially to paint to make it less thick

 
carry - přenášet
BrE
/'kæri/
AmE
/'kæri/

verb - to have a disease that you can pass to other people or animals

 
removal man - stěhovák
BrE
/rɪ'mu:vl ˌmæn/
AmE
/rɪ'mu:vl ˌmæn/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to move furniture from one building to another

 
unhook - odepnout, sundat (něco co drží na háček)
BrE
/ʌn'hʊk/
AmE
/ʌn'hʊk/

verb - to undo the hooks on clothes or to remove something from a hook

 
trap - napálit, nachytat, lstí dostat
BrE
/'træp/
AmE
/'træp/

verb - to trick somebody into doing something they do not want to be doing

 
go over - přejít, překročit
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to move from one place to another, especially crossing a city, room, etc.

 
sourdough - kvásek (chlebový)
BrE
/'saʊədəʊ/
AmE
/'saʊrdoʊ/

noun - dough that is left to ferment in order to make bread using it

 
twirl - točit, točit se, otáčet, otáčet se, kroutit, kroutit se
BrE
/'twɜ:l/
AmE
/'twɜ:rl/

verb - to keep turning, moving or dancing around or to make somebody do this

 
elaborate - rozvést, rozpracovat
BrE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/

verb - to give more details about something, or to develop a plan or idea

 
redeem - uplatnit, směnit
BrE
/rɪ'di:m/
AmE
/rɪ'di:m/

verb - to exchange something such as vouchers for goods to this value or money

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 
guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co
BrE
/ges'wɒt/
AmE
/ges'wɑ:t/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you