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

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

 
terrorise - zastrašovat, terorizovat
BrE
/'terəraɪz/
AmE
/'terəraɪz/

verb - to frighten someone by threatening to kill or hurt them

 
compute - spočítat, vypočítat
BrE
/kəm'pju:t/
AmE
/kəm'pju:t/

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate

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

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

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

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

rebuke
rebuke - kárat, vynadat
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

verb - to speak to someone in an angry and critical way

 
brace - podepřít, podpírat
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

verb - to support something to make it stronger or more stable

 
overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

 
respawn - znovu se objevit, znovu se oživit
BrE
/ri:'spɔ:n/
AmE
/ri:'spɔ:n/

verb - (especially in videogames) to appear again, to start living again

 
hand around - roznést, roznášet, rozdat
BrE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/

verb - to give or offer something to all the people present

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

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

 
look around for - poohlédnout se po (něčem), poohlížet se po (něčem)
BrE
/ˌlʊk ə'raʊnd fə/
AmE
/ˌlʊk ə'raʊnd fər/

verb - to try to find something by looking in different places

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

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

 
moderate - zmírnit, umírnit, oslabit, zmírnit se, oslabit se
BrE
/'mɒdəreɪt/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəreɪt/

verb, formal - to make something less extreme, or to become less extreme

 
have - přihodit se, stát se (někomu něco bez vlastního přičinění)
BrE
/'hæv/
AmE
/'hæv/

verb - to experience something, usually unpleasant, that someone does to you