smooth - vyhladit, uhladit

verb - to make the surface of something even and flat

 

fragile - slabý, oslabený, křehký (o zdraví)

adjective - not feeling strong, feeling ill, likely to become ill

 

underpay - nedostatečně platit

verb - to pay someone too little, especially for their work

 

seeming - zdánlivý

adjective, formal - appearing to be something, but not necessarily being so

 

put by - dát stranou (peníze)

verb, British English - to save something, usually money, for a particular purpose

 

look round - porozhlédnout se, rozhlédnout se kolem

verb, British English - to visit a place and see what there is

 

look around - porozhlédnout se, rozhlédnout se kolem

verb - to visit a place and see what there is

 

hold down - omezovat, brzdit, držet zkrátka, držet na uzdě

verb - to not let someone or something grow, rise etc.

 

hold up - vydržet, udržet se, držet se

verb - to continue in a good condition without getting worse

 

avid for - dychtivý po (čem), lačný po (čem)

adjective, formal - wanting something very much, extremely eager to get something

 

selective - výběrový, selektivní

adjective - relating to some things or people, and not others

 

immobilise - znehybnit

verb, British English - to stop someone or something from moving or working

 

comeback - replika, hláška

noun, informal - a quick and witty reply to a critical remark

 

approach - přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta

noun - a road, path, etc. that leads to a place

 

unendurable - nesnesitelný

adjective, formal - so difficult that it is nearly impossible to bear