by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak
BrE
/baɪ ðəˌskɪn əvjə'ti:θ/
AmE
/baɪ ðəˌskɪn əvjər'ti:θ/

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

 
manifest - očividný, zjevný, jasný, zřetelný
BrE
/'mænɪfest/
AmE
/'mænɪfest/

adjective, formal - easy to understand or easy to see

 
elongate - prodloužit, prodloužit se
BrE
/'i:lɒŋgeɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'lɑ:ŋgeɪt/

verb - to make something longer; to become longer

chit-chat
chit-chat - kecat, povídat si, klábosit, tlachat
BrE
/'tʃɪtˌtʃæt/
AmE
/'tʃɪtˌtʃæt/

verb - to have a light conversation, to talk

 
pull - stáhnout (přestat používat), zrušit
BrE
/'pʊl/
AmE
/'pʊl/

verb - to stop using something, to cancel something

 
crush - potlačit, zlikvidovat, rozdrtit (např. protivníka)
BrE
/'krʌʃ/
AmE
/'krʌʃ/

verb - to use severe methods to defeat someone

 
water - napojit, dát pít vodu (např. koně)
BrE
/'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ər/

verb - to give an animal water to drink

 
neighbour - sousedit, být sousedem
BrE
/'neɪbə/
AmE
/'neɪbər/

verb - to be located next to something else

 
reactivate - znovu aktivovat
BrE
/ri'æktɪveɪt/
AmE
/ri'æktɪveɪt/

verb - to cause something to start working again

 
play around - zacházet ledabyle, pohrávat si, blbnout
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/

verb - to act carelessly, to treat something carelessly

 
wave - mávat (něčím), máchat (něčím)
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

verb - to move something from side to side

 
improbable - nepravděpodobný
BrE
/ɪm'prɒbəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'prɑ:bəbl/

adjective - unlikely to be true or to happen

 
call up - zavolat někomu, brnknout někomu
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make a telephone call to someone

 
ascend - dosáhnout (pozice), dostat se (k moci)
BrE
/ə'send/
AmE
/ə'send/

verb, formal - to be appointed to a higher position

 
inflexibility - nepoddajnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/

noun - the inability to adapt to any situation