spare - moci postrádat

verb - to have something that you can easily lend or give someone

 

maintain - tvrdit, zastávat názor, trvat (na něčem)

verb - to have an opinion and keep it even when others disagree

 

wish - přát

verb - to tell someone that you hope that they will have something

hurdles - překážkový běh

noun - a race in which runners have to jump over light frames

 

mess around with - spustit se s (někým), mít poměr s (někým)

verb, American English, informal - to have a sexual relationship with someone when you should not

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

account for - zodpovídat se (z něčeho)

verb - to give an explanation of something you have done or caused

 

oblige - ukládat za povinnost, zavázat, zavazovat, nutit, přinutit

verb, formal - to feel like you have to do something because of a rule or duty

 

tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 

readjust - přizpůsobit se

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 

working class - pracující třída (společenská)

noun - the social class that includes the poorer people who have to go to work

 

fit - padnout (o šatech)

verb - to have the right size and shape to be put on, not too big