arrest
arrest - zatknout
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

appreciate
appreciate - ocenit, vážit si
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/

verb - to be grateful for something, to realize the value of something and behave accordingly

 
dare - výzva, vyhecování
BrE
/'deə/
AmE
/'der/

noun - a situation in which somebody has been challenged to do something or asked to prove that they are brave enough to do something

 
let someone stew - nechat někoho podusit (ve vlastní šťávě), nechat někoho vyžrat si něco
BrE
/ˌlet sʌmwʌn'stju:/
AmE
/ˌlet sʌmwʌn'stu:/

verb - to allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions or mistakes, often by leaving them to worry or suffer without offering help

orientate
orientate - zorientovat, seznámit, uvést do problematiky, nasměrovat
BrE
/'ɔ:riənteɪt/
AmE
/'ɔ:riənteɪt/

verb - to make someone familiar with a new place, situation, or system, or to find your position or direction in relation to your surroundings

 
trap - uvěznit (přeneseně), zablokovat, znemožnit únik
BrE
/'træp/
AmE
/'træp/

verb - to keep something or somebody in a dangerous situation from which they want to escape but cannot, or to prevent them from escaping

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

telephone
telephone - telefon
BrE
/'telɪfəʊn/
AmE
/'teləfoʊn/

noun - a system that enables people to talk to each other across large distances, you need a number to call somebody using this system

modem
modem - modem
BrE
/'məʊdəm/
AmE
/'moʊdəm/

noun - a device that connects the computer to telephone lines in order to send and receive e-mails and connect to the internet etc.

 
jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

Syria
Syria - Sýrie
BrE
/'sɪriə/
AmE
/'sɪriə/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

 
oesophagus - jícen
BrE
/ɪ'sɒfəgəs/
AmE
/ɪ'sɑ:fəgəs/

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se
BrE
/'rəʊst/
AmE
/'roʊst/

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

 
default - nedodržet, promeškat, nesplnit (závazky apod.)
BrE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/

verb - to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time