lace - stříknout, přidat malé množství (většinou alkoholu, drogy nebo jedu)

verb - to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug or poison to a drink

 

tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 

spatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something

 

live off - být živen, nechat se živit

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

broil - grilovat, péct shora

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)

scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

 

work up - rozčílit, rozčilovat, rozrušit

verb - to make somebody upset, angry or excited, to make yourself upset, angry or excited

 

jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

 

hold back - držet se zpátky

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

 

undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 

lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 

think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future