need - muset, potřebovat
BrE
/'ni:d/
AmE
/'ni:d/

verb - to have to do something (especially because it's important or necessary)

 
tread water - šlapat vodu, stagnovat
BrE
/ˌtred 'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtred 'wɑ:t̬ər/

verb - to stay in the same spot, not to make any progress

 
crane - natáhnout, natahovat (krk)
BrE
/'kreɪn/
AmE
/'kreɪn/

verb - to stretch your neck, especially if you're trying to see something

 
downsize - zredukovat, snížit (stavy ve společnosti)
BrE
/'daʊnsaɪz/
AmE
/'daʊnsaɪz/

verb - to reduce the number of employees in order to reduce costs

 
boss around - poroučet, komandovat, sekýrovat (koho)
BrE
/bɒs ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/bɑ:s ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to keep telling someone what to do, in an irritating way

 
leak - prosáknout, uniknout (např. informace), vyzradit
BrE
/'li:k/
AmE
/'li:k/

verb - (of something secret) to become known, to give away secret information

 
flunk out - vyletět (ze školy), být propuštěn (ze školy)
BrE
/'flʌŋk aʊt/
AmE
/'flʌŋk aʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to have to leave school because you have failed your exams

even out
even out - srovnat, vyhladit, vyrovnat (nerovnosti), srovnat se, uhladit se
BrE
/ˌi:vn'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌi:vn'aʊt/

verb - to make something flat and level; to become flat and level

stop
stop - zabránit, zamezit (někomu či něčemu v)
BrE
/'stɒp/
AmE
/'stɑ:p/

verb - make impossible for something to happen or someone to do something

do exercise
do exercise - cvičit, zacvičit si
BrE
/du: 'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/du: 'eksərsaɪz/

verb - to do physical activity in order to become healthier and stronger

 
touch - schopnost, um, cit (pro co), kouzlo
BrE
/'tʌtʃ/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ/

noun - to have an ability to do something in a particular way

 
match - shodovat se, souhlasit (o věcech)
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

verb - to agree with something, to be the same as something else

 
break up - vypadávat (v tel. hovoru), ztrácet spojení (tel.), ztrácet se (při tel. hovoru)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/

verb - to become difficult to understand because the telephone connection is bad

 
manage - vyžít, vystačit (s něčím)
BrE
/'mænɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mænɪdʒ/

verb - to be able to live without having much money, sleep, etc.

 
bat - mrknout, mrkat
BrE
/'bæt/
AmE
/'bæt/

verb - to close and open your eyes quickly, especially to attract attention