crush - potlačit, zlikvidovat, rozdrtit (např. protivníka)
BrE
/'krʌʃ/
AmE
/'krʌʃ/

verb - to use severe methods to defeat someone

 
talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'aʊtəv/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 
adaptable - přizpůsobivý
BrE
/ə'dæptəbl/
AmE
/ə'dæptəbl/

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

 
compromise - kompromitovat
BrE
/'kɒmprəmaɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:mprəmaɪz/

verb - to expose something to danger or suspicion

 
take the trouble - pokusit se (o něco), vynaložit úsilí (na co)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'trʌbl/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'trʌbl/

verb - to make the effort (to do something)

 
get worse - zhoršit se, zhoršovat se
BrE
/get'wɜ:s/
AmE
/get'wɜ:rs/

verb - to deteriorate, to opposite of 'get better'

 
wind up - skončit (někde), dostat se (někam), objevit se (někde)
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/

verb - to end up somewhere, to appear somewhere

fatten
fatten - ztloustnout, vykrmit (aby ztloustl)
BrE
/'fætn/
AmE
/'fæt̬n/

verb - to become fat, to make something fatter

freshen
freshen - osvěžit, občerstvit
BrE
/'freʃn/
AmE
/'freʃn/

verb - to make something fresh, to become fresh

deepen
deepen - prohloubit (se)
BrE
/'di:pən/
AmE
/'di:pən/

verb - to make something deeper, to become deeper

whiten
whiten - zbělat, nabílit, bílit
BrE
/'waɪtn/
AmE
/'waɪt̬n/

verb - to make something white, to become white

 
wait up - počkat (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌweɪt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌweɪt̬'ʌp/

verb, informal - to wait for somebody to catch up

add up
add up - dát (něco) dohromady, přijít na (něco)
BrE
/ˌæd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌæd'ʌp/

verb - to use reason to figure something out