tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 

hack - hackovat, nabourat se (do počítače)

verb - to break into somebody else's computer, server, phone etc. to obtain information illegally etc.

 

phoney - falešný člověk, pokrytec

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

 

live off - být živen, nechat se živit

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

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

broil - grilovat, péct shora

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

 

spatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something

 

investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)

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

 

hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet

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

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

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

 

improbably - neuvěřitelně, nepravděpodobně

adverb - in a way that does not seem likely to be true or to happen

froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)

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

 

ploy - fígl, trik

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 

gimmick - fígl, trik

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop