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

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

get old
get old - přestat být zajímavý, začít být nudný, omrzet se
BrE
/ˌget'əʊld/
AmE
/ˌget̬'oʊld/

verb, informal - to stop being interesting, to become boring

stomach
stomach - mít žaludek na něco
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to accept something unpleasant

 
hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 
wave - mávat (něčím), máchat (něčím)
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

verb - to move something from side to side

 
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

 
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

ventilate
ventilate - větrat
BrE
/'ventɪleɪt/
AmE
/'vent̬əleɪt/

verb - to allow fresh air to flow somewhere

 
neighbour - sousedit, být sousedem
BrE
/'neɪbə/
AmE
/'neɪbər/

verb - to be located next to something else

 
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