point
point - ukazovat, ukázat, ukázat prstem
BrE
/'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt/

verb - to use your finger etc. to show where something is

 
penetrate - proniknout, pronikat
BrE
/'penətreɪt/
AmE
/'penətreɪt/

verb - to get or move through something, to move into something

put off
put off - rozptylovat, odvádět pozornost
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to make it difficult for somebody to concentrate on something

 
strive - usilovat (o), snažit se
BrE
/'straɪv/
AmE
/'straɪv/

verb - to try very hard to do something or achieve something

 
paralyse - ochromit, paralyzovat
BrE
/'pærəlaɪz/
AmE
/'pærəlaɪz/

verb - to make someone or something unable to move or react

 
let down - zklamat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌlet'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌlet'daʊn/

verb - to disappoint someone, not to meet somebody's hopes or expectations

 
migrate - migrovat, stěhovat se
BrE
/maɪ'greɪt/
AmE
/'maɪgreɪt/

verb - to move from one region to another and settle there

 
look for - shánět
BrE
/'lʊk fɔ:/
AmE
/'lʊk fɔ:r/

verb - to try to find or get something (in a shop)

hasten
hasten - spěchat, pospíchat
BrE
/'heɪsn/
AmE
/'heɪsn/

verb - to move or act quickly, to be in a hurry

 
captivate - upoutat, uchvátit
BrE
/'kæptɪveɪt/
AmE
/'kæptəveɪt/

verb - to make someone feel very interested in something, to attract

 
tell a joke - povědět vtip
BrE
/ˌtel ə'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/ˌtel ə'dʒoʊk/

verb - to tell a short funny story to make people laugh

 
jump the gun - unáhlit se, ukvapit se
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp ðə'gʌn/

verb, informal - to react too fast; to start doing something too soon

dismay
dismay - znepokojit, konsternovat, šokovat, zklamat, vystrašit, polekat
BrE
/dɪs'meɪ/
AmE
/dɪs'meɪ/

verb - to alarm somebody, to make somebody afraid, worried or disappointed

 
distribute - distribuovat
BrE
/dɪ'strɪbju:t/
AmE
/dɪ'strɪbju:t/

verb - to give or deliver something to a lot of people

 
hold off - vyčkat, posečkat, počkat, sečkat
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'ɑ:f/

verb - to wait until later, not to do something right away