understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.

 
swirl - kolovat, šířit se (zvěsti, novinky)
BrE
/'swɜ:l/
AmE
/'swɜ:rl/

verb - to circulate (news, rumours), to be talked about by a lot of people

 
complement - doplnit, doplňovat, zvýraznit
BrE
/'kɒmplɪmənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpləmənt/

verb - to add something to something else, making it more attractive or improving it

renew
renew - obnovit, renovovat, vyměnit (za nové), opravit
BrE
/rɪ'nju:/
AmE
/rɪ'nu:/

verb - to make something old look new, to replace something old with something new

 
twirl - točit, točit se, otáčet, otáčet se, kroutit, kroutit se
BrE
/'twɜ:l/
AmE
/'twɜ:rl/

verb - to keep turning, moving or dancing around or to make somebody do this

 
industrial action - stávka, protest
BrE
/ɪnˌdʌstriəl 'ækʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌdʌstriəl 'ækʃn/

noun, British English - an occasion when workers stop working to protest to their employers about something

 
persuasiveness - přesvědčivost
BrE
/pə'sweɪsɪvnəs/
AmE
/pər'sweɪdɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to make other people want or do what you want to

 
rewrite - přepsat, předělat
BrE
/ˌri:'raɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'raɪt/

verb - to write something again in a different way in order to improve it

 
elaborate - rozvést, rozpracovat
BrE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/

verb - to give more details about something, or to develop a plan or idea

 
sourdough - kvásek (chlebový)
BrE
/'saʊədəʊ/
AmE
/'saʊrdoʊ/

noun - dough that is left to ferment in order to make bread using it

 
get lost - zmiz, ztrať se, vypadni
BrE
/ˌget'lɒst/
AmE
/ˌget'lɑ:st/

verb, informal - a phrase used to tell someone you are angry with to go away

 
what is more - a co víc
BrE
/wɒt ɪz 'mɔ:/
AmE
/wɑ:t ɪz 'mɔ:r/

conjunction - a conjuction used to add more, usually surprising, information to the previous statement

 
guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co
BrE
/ges'wɒt/
AmE
/ges'wɑ:t/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 
bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se
BrE
/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want