call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

 
call on - vyzvat
BrE
/'kɔ:lˌɒn/
AmE
/'kɔ:lˌɑ:n/

verb - to ask somebody to do something

 
call up - zavolat někomu, brnknout někomu
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make a telephone call to someone

 
ask over - pozvat k sobě
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'oʊvər/

verb - to invite someone to your home

 
ask around - poptat se
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check through - překontrolovat
BrE
/ˌtʃek'θru:/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'θru:/

verb - to look for possible problems or mistakes

 
check over - překontrolovat
BrE
/ˌtʃek'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'oʊvər/

verb - to look for possible problems or mistakes

 
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.

 
quads - kvadricepsy
BrE
/'kwɒdz/
AmE
/'kwɑ:dz/

noun, informal - the main muscles of the front of the thighs

quadriceps
quadriceps - kvadriceps
BrE
/'kwɒdrɪseps/
AmE
/'kwɑ:drɪseps/

noun - the main muscle of the front of the thigh

triceps
triceps - triceps
BrE
/'traɪseps/
AmE
/'traɪseps/

noun - the main muscle at the back of the upper arm

biceps
biceps - biceps, dvojhlavý sval
BrE
/'baɪseps/
AmE
/'baɪseps/

noun - the main muscle on the front of the upper arm

bicker
bicker - hádat se, dohadovat se, handrkovat se, hašteřit se
BrE
/'bɪkə/
AmE
/'bɪkər/

verb - to argue, especially about unimportant things

 
vice - neřest, zlozvyk, nectnost, záporná vlastnost
BrE
/'vaɪs/
AmE
/'vaɪs/

noun, British English - a bad habit