prune back - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/
AmE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 
prune - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/'pru:n/
AmE
/'pru:n/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 
sauté - restovat, orestovat
BrE
/'səʊteɪ/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'teɪ/

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in a small amount of oil

 
stub out - típnout, uhasit (cigaretu)
BrE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/

verb - to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end against something hard

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

reluctantly
reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě
BrE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/
AmE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

 
enchant - okouzlit, učarovat, nadchnout
BrE
/ɪn'tʃɑ:nt/
AmE
/ɪn'tʃænt/

verb, formal - to attract someone very much or make them feel interested, excited about something

 
expect - očekávat, čekat (někoho, něco)
BrE
/ɪks'pekt/
AmE
/ɪks'pekt/

verb - to believe that somebody or something will arrive because it has been arranged

tour
tour - procestovat, projezdit
BrE
/'tʊə/
AmE
/'tʊr/

verb - to visit a series of places (e.g. as a band playing concerts etc.)

orderly
orderly - zřízenec (nemocniční), sanitář
BrE
/'ɔ:dəli/
AmE
/'ɔ:rdərli/

noun - a person without medical training whose job is to assist doctors and nurses

squeeze
squeeze - vymačkat, vytlačit, vylisovat, vyždímat
BrE
/'skwi:z/
AmE
/'skwi:z/

verb - to get liquid out of something by pressing it hard or twisting it

 
thrust - tah (motoru), síla (motoru)
BrE
/'θrʌst/
AmE
/'θrʌst/

noun - the force of a jet or rocket engine necessary to push something forward

anchor
anchor - uvádět (v televizi), být moderátor zpráv
BrE
/'æŋkə/
AmE
/'æŋkər/

verb - to be the person who introduces a programme on TV or the radio

 
destabilise - narušit (řád ap.)
BrE
/ˌdi:'steɪbəlaɪz/
AmE
/ˌdi:'steɪbəlaɪz/

verb, British English - to make a country, system, etc. less powerful and established, by causing problems