belittle - zlehčovat, shazovat, znevažovat, bagatelizovat, snižovat
BrE
/bɪ'lɪtl/
AmE
/bɪ'lɪtl/

verb, formal - to make something or somebody seem unimportant

 
defer - odložit, pozdržet
BrE
/dɪ'fɜ:/
AmE
/dɪ'fɜ:/

verb, formal - to delay something until a later date

 
deprave - zkazit, kazit (mravně)
BrE
/dɪ'preɪv/
AmE
/dɪ'preɪv/

verb, formal - to make someone morally bad or corrupt

delve
delve - hlouběji se zabývat, zabývat se, ponořit se
BrE
/'delv/
AmE
/'delv/

verb - to investigate or research deeply and thoroughly.

 
waver - zaváhat, zakolísat, váhat
BrE
/'weɪvə/
AmE
/'weɪvər/

verb - to hesitate, show indecision, or be uncertain

 
enter - přihlásit se (do), zapojit se (do)
BrE
/'entə/
AmE
/'ent̬ər/

verb - to participate in something (a competition etc.)

 
circulate - obíhat, kolovat, cirkulovat
BrE
/'sɜ:kjəleɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:rkjəleɪt/

verb - to move continuously around within a system

 
fizzle out - vyšumět, vyjít do ztracena
BrE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/
AmE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/

verb, informal - to gradually end or become less successful

 
reading list - předepsaná literatura, povinná literatura, předepsaná četba, povinná četba
BrE
/'ri:dɪŋˌlɪst/
AmE
/'ri:dɪŋˌlɪst/

noun - books that students are supposed to read

 
remove - svléknout, svléknout si, odložit, odložit si
BrE
/rɪ'mu:v/
AmE
/rɪ'mu:v/

verb, formal - to take off a piece of clothing

rustle up
rustle up - uklohnit, ukuchtit, narychlo udělat (jídlo)
BrE
/ˌrʌsl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌrʌsl'ʌp/

verb, informal - to make something quickly, usually a meal

go commando
go commando - chodit naostro, být naostro (bez spodního prádla)
BrE
/ˌgəʊ kə'mɑ:ndəʊ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ kə'mændoʊ/

verb - not to wear underwear under your clothes

 
play hooky - chodit za školu
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'hʊki/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'hʊki/

verb, American English - to stay away from school without permission

 
be up for - chtít se (někomu do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbi:''ʌp fɔ:r/

verb - to feel like taking part in something

cloak
cloak - zahalit, zakrýt, přikýt
BrE
/'kləʊk/
AmE
/'kloʊk/

verb - to cover or hide something or somebody