impair - poškodit, oslabit
BrE
/ɪm'peə/
AmE
/ɪm'per/

verb, formal - to damage something or make something less effective

 
torque - točivý moment
BrE
/'tɔ:k/
AmE
/'tɔ:rk/

noun, technical - a twisting force that causes something to rotate

 
apprehend - zatknout, zadržet
BrE
/ˌæprɪ'hend/
AmE
/ˌæprɪ'hend/

verb, formal - (of the police) to catch and arrest someone

 
volatile - nestálý, proměnlivý
BrE
/'vɒlətaɪl/
AmE
/'vɑ:lətl/

adjective - likely to change suddenly, especially by getting worse

dexterity
dexterity - zručnost, obratnost, šikovnost
BrE
/dek'sterəti/
AmE
/dek'sterət̬i/

noun - the ability to use your hands with skill

 
cut down - snížit, omezit
BrE
/kʌt'daʊn/
AmE
/kʌt'daʊn/

verb - to reduce the number or amount of something

 
overuse - nadměrně používat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'ju:z/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'ju:z/

verb - to use something too much or too often

 
misbehaviour - nevhodné chování, přečin
BrE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪvjə/
AmE
/ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪvjər/

noun, British English - behaviour that is considered unacceptable to other people

 
pit - vypeckovat, odstranit pecku
BrE
/'pɪt/
AmE
/'pɪt/

verb, American English - to take the stone out of a fruit

awe
awe - vyvolat úžas
BrE
/'ɔ:/
AmE
/'ɔ:r/

verb, formal - to make someone feel amazed, respectful or frightened

 
downplay - zlehčovat, bagatelizovat, snížit, zlehčit
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'pleɪ/

verb - to make something less important than it is

 
overplay - přehánět, zveličovat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'pleɪ/

verb - to make something more important than it is

 
outclass - předčit, převyšovat
BrE
/ˌaʊt'klɑ:s/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'klæs/

verb - to be much better than someone or something

 
institute - zahájit, započít
BrE
/'ɪnstɪtju:t/
AmE
/'ɪnstɪtu:t/

verb, formal - to start or introduce a rule, system, etc.

 
misgovern - špatně vládnout, špatně vést
BrE
/ˌmɪs'gʌvn/
AmE
/ˌmɪs'gʌvərn/

verb - to govern a state or a country badly