investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success

froth
froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)
BrE
/'frɒθ/
AmE
/'frɑ:θ/

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
phoney - falešný člověk, pokrytec
BrE
/'fəʊni/
AmE
/'foʊni/

noun, informal - someone who pretends to be someone they are not, usually trying to trick people

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly

backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 
refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici
BrE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 
undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

 
lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat
BrE
/'lu:brɪkeɪt/
AmE
/'lu:brɪkeɪt/

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 
take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 
live off - být živen, nechat se živit
BrE
/'lɪv 'ɒf/
AmE
/'lɪv 'ɑ:f/

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

broil
broil - grilovat, péct shora
BrE
/'brɔɪl/
AmE
/'brɔɪl/

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)