nitpicking - hnidopišství
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkɪŋ/

noun, informal - giving too much attention to small details that are not important

 
fiddle with - pohrávat si s (něčím) vrtat se v (něčem)
BrE
/'fɪdl wɪð/
AmE
/'fɪdl wɪð/

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in an idle way

fiddle
fiddle - hrát si (s něčím), pohrávat si (s něčím)
BrE
/'fɪdl/
AmE
/'fɪdl/

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in an idle way

 
backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

hoard
hoard - hromadit, shromažďovat, schovávat, dělat si zásoby
BrE
/'hɔ:d/
AmE
/'hɔ:rd/

verb - to collect unnecessarily large amounts of things, especially food or money

 
moving - pohyblivý
BrE
/'mu:vɪŋ/
AmE
/'mu:vɪŋ/

adjective - (of a thing) changing from one position or place to another

 
immovable - neústupný
BrE
/ɪ'mu:vəbl/
AmE
/ɪ'mu:vəbl/

adjective - (of a person) very hard to persuade or change their mind

 
clasp - sevřít, stisknout (v dlani)
BrE
/'klɑ:sp/
AmE
/'klæsp/

verb - to hold someone or something tightly in your hands or arms

care for
care for - starat se, pečovat (o někoho)
BrE
/'keə fɔ:/
AmE
/'ker fɔ:r/

verb - to look after someone who is very young, old, ill, etc.

 
quote - citovat
BrE
/'kwəʊt/
AmE
/'kwəʊt/

verb - to repeat an interesting sentence, phrase etc. from a book etc.

crafty
crafty - prohnaný, vychytralý
BrE
/'krɑ:fti/
AmE
/'kræfti/

adjective - being able to get what you want in a clever way

 
instill - vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/ɪn'stɪl/

verb, American English - to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind

 
instil - vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/ɪn'stɪl/

verb, British English - to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind

 
let off - vystřelit, odpálit
BrE
/let 'ɒf/
AmE
/let 'ɔ:f/

verb - to fire a gun or make a bomb or fireworks explode

 
buzzer - bzučák
BrE
/'bʌzə/
AmE
/'bʌzər/

noun - an electrical device that produces buzzing sound to attract someone's attention