bellows - měch, dmychadlo

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 

preheat - předehřát, rozehřát, nahřát

verb - to make the oven etc. hot before you put food into it to cook

help yourself - posluž(te) si, ber(te) si, nabídni si, nabídněte si

verb - to take something you want without asking permission; used when offering food to someone

 

lay out - rozložit, rozestavět, rozvrhnout, rozplánovat, vyskládat (kde)

verb - to arrange something neatly, so it can be seen clearly or ready to use

 

portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

 

in a mood - ve špatné náladě, nabroušený

adverb, informal - to be feeling angry or mad and therefore not being friendly to other people

 

go on a date - jít na rande

verb - to go together (with a boy/girl you like) to a restaurant, movie etc.

 

blow off - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)

verb, informal - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 

cut some slack - nebýt (na někoho) tak přísný, nebýt (na někoho) tak tvrdý

verb, informal - not to be so hard on somebody, not to be so strict with someone

 

endorse - propagovat, dělat reklamu (na něco)

verb - to say publicly that you like or use something in order to promote it

orientate - zorientovat, seznámit, uvést do problematiky, nasměrovat

verb - to make someone familiar with a new place, situation, or system, or to find your position or direction in relation to your surroundings

 

let someone stew - nechat někoho podusit (ve vlastní šťávě), nechat někoho vyžrat si něco

verb - to allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions or mistakes, often by leaving them to worry or suffer without offering help

 

dare - výzva, vyhecování

noun - a situation in which somebody has been challenged to do something or asked to prove that they are brave enough to do something

 

trap - uvěznit (přeneseně), zablokovat, znemožnit únik

verb - to keep something or somebody in a dangerous situation from which they want to escape but cannot, or to prevent them from escaping

 

check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.