embarrass - přivést do rozpaků, ztrapnit
BrE
/ɪm'bærəs/
AmE
/ɪm'bærəs/

verb - to make somebody feel silly or awkward, especially in front of people

get down to
get down to - pustit se do (čeho)
BrE
/ˌget'daʊn tʊ/
AmE
/ˌget'daʊn tʊ/

verb - to start working on something

 
imprison - uvěznit, vsadit do vězení
BrE
/ɪm'prɪzn/
AmE
/ɪm'prɪzn/

verb - to lock someone up

 
dig in - pustit se do jídla
BrE
/ˌdɪg'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdɪg'ɪn/

verb, informal - to start eating

raincoat
raincoat - plášť do deště, pláštěnka
BrE
/'reɪnˌkəʊt/
AmE
/'reɪnˌkoʊt/

noun - a piece of clothing that you wear over your clothes to protect yourself from rain

ponytail
ponytail - culík, vlasy do culíku
BrE
/'pəʊniˌteɪl/
AmE
/'poʊniˌteɪl/

noun - long hair tied at the back into one bunch

leaky
leaky - děravý (do čeho zatéká)
BrE
/'li:ki/
AmE
/'li:ki/

adjective - having holes that make it possible for liquids to get in or out

 
pledge - nováček (vstupující do spolku)
BrE
/'pledʒ/
AmE
/'pledʒ/

noun, American English, informal - a person who wants to join a fraternity or a sorority but has yet to be officially accepted (often after passing some tests, trials etc.)

exile
exile - poslat do vyhnanství, vyhnat
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

verb - to send someone away from their country, especially for political reasons

 
underground - v podzemí, do podzemí
BrE
/ˌʌndə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'graʊnd/

adverb - at/to a place that is below the earth's surface

 
up to - až (až do výše)
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

preposition - as much as, as many as...

 
plunge - vrhnout se (do něčeho)
BrE
/'plʌndʒ/
AmE
/'plʌndʒ/

verb - to move forward quickly and suddenly, to start an activity with a lot of energy

 
thoroughly - důkladně, pečlivě, do detailu
BrE
/'θʌrəli/
AmE
/'θɜ:rəli/

adverb - very carefully

 
set out - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌset'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌset̬'aʊt/

verb - to start doing a particular task

 
intervene - zakročit, zasáhnout (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'vi:n/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'vi:n/

verb - to become involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it