retreat - útočiště, odpočinkové místo
BrE
/rɪ'tri:t/
AmE
/rɪ'tri:t/

noun - a place where you can get away from your everyday busy life

 
lie-in - pospání si (když si člověk pospí)
BrE
/'laɪˌɪn/
AmE
/'laɪˌɪn/

noun, British English - a long stay in bed (in the morning)

embolden
embolden - dodat odvahu
BrE
/ɪm'bəʊldən/
AmE
/ɪm'boʊldən/

verb - to give someone courage or confidence

slacken
slacken - ochabnout, zpomalit
BrE
/'slækən/
AmE
/'slækən/

verb - to become less active, slower

liven up
liven up - oživit
BrE
/ˌlaɪvn'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌlaɪvn'ʌp/

verb - to make something more lively or exciting

liken
liken - připodobnit, přirovnat (něco k něčemu)
BrE
/'laɪkən/
AmE
/'laɪkən/

verb - to compare something to something else, to describe something as similar to something else

hearten
hearten - povzbudit (někoho), dodat naději, dodat odvahu
BrE
/'hɑ:tn/
AmE
/'hɑ:rt̬n/

verb - to give someone hope, courage etc.

 
smoothen - uhladit, vyhladit
BrE
/'smu:ðn/
AmE
/'smu:ðn/

verb - to make/become smooth

smarten up
smarten up - vyparádit, vystrojit
BrE
/ˌsmɑ:tn'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsmɑ:rtn'ʌp/

verb - to spruce up, to make something look tidy and smart

roughen
roughen - zdrsnit, zhrubnout
BrE
/'rʌfn/
AmE
/'rʌfn/

verb - to make/become rougher

ripen
ripen - dozrát, dozrávat
BrE
/'raɪpən/
AmE
/'raɪpən/

verb - to become ripe

neaten
neaten - upravit, urovnat
BrE
/'ni:tn/
AmE
/'ni:tn/

verb - to make something neat and tidy

moisten
moisten - navlhčit, zvlhčit
BrE
/'mɔɪsn/
AmE
/'mɔɪsn/

verb - to make something slightly wet

madden
madden - rozčílit, rozzuřit, dohnat k šílenství
BrE
/'mædn/
AmE
/'mædn/

verb - to make someone angry

lessen
lessen - zmenšit, snížit
BrE
/'lesn/
AmE
/'lesn/

verb - to make something smaller or weaker