assign - přidělit, vyčlenit, vyhradit (místo, čas, peníze apod.)
BrE
/ə'saɪn/
AmE
/ə'saɪn/

verb - to give a specific place, time or money to something

 
recoil - odmítat (myšlenku)
BrE
/rɪ'kɔɪl/
AmE
/rɪ'kɔɪl/

verb - to react to an idea with strong dislike or disapproval

 
course of action - postup, plán
BrE
/ˌkɔ:s əv'ækʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rs əv'ækʃn/

noun - the actions that lead to what you want to achieve

 
fight back - potlačovat (emoce)
BrE
/faɪt 'bæk/
AmE
/faɪt 'bæk/

verb - to try hard not to show your feelings or emotions

 
assume - převzít (odpovědnost, moc ap.)
BrE
/ə'sju:m/
AmE
/ə'su:m/

verb, formal - to take or begin to have responsibility, control or power

 
stagger - vrávorat, potátec se, motat se
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to walk unsteadily, as if you are going to fall

 
curate - vybírat, pečlivě vybírat, sestavit
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪt/
AmE
/kjʊ'reɪt/

verb - to carefully select things to be included in a collection

 
lacquer - lakovat (opatřit lakem)
BrE
/'lækə/
AmE
/'lækər/

verb - to cover something with lacquer to make it look shiny

 
pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský
BrE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/
AmE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

 
discriminate - rozlišovat
BrE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 
revise - revidovat, přepracovat, doplnit
BrE
/rɪ'vaɪz/
AmE
/rɪ'vaɪz/

verb - to change something (e.g. a book) to make it better

 
ask around - poptat se
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 
sympathise - sympatizovat
BrE
/'sɪmpəθaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪmpəθaɪz/

verb, British English - to feel sympathy (with somebody or something), to be sympathetic

 
readjust - pozměnit, poopravit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to move something slightly in order to correct its position

 
unravel - rozpadat se (plán, manželství, ap.)
BrE
/ʌn'rævl/
AmE
/ʌn'rævl/

verb - (of a plan, relationship, etc.) to start to break up