sinister
sinister - zlověstný, hrozivý
BrE
/'sɪnɪstə/
AmE
/'sɪnɪstər/

adjective - suggesting that something bad is going to happen

 
apparent - zjevný, zřejmý, viditelný
BrE
/ə'pærənt/
AmE
/ə'pærənt/

adjective - obvious, evident, easy to be seen or noticed

 
withdraw - odstoupit (od něčeho)
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:/

verb - to back out of an activity, commitment etc.

 
capitulate - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/
AmE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss

 
take - vzít, zajmout, zmocnit se (někoho)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - to capture someone or get control of something

 
answer - vzít, zvednout (telefon), přijmout (hovor)
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə/
AmE
/'ænsər/

verb - to pick up a phone when it rings

 
ah - ach
BrE
/'ɑ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:/

interjection - used to express pain, surprise, sympathy or pleasure

 
centre - (vy)centrovat, vystředit
BrE
/'sentə/
AmE
/'sent̬ər/

verb - to place something in the center of something

 
wear - opotřebit, obnosit
BrE
/'weə/
AmE
/'wer/

verb - to damage something by using it too much

 
all-purpose flour - mouka (běžná)
BrE
/ɔ:l'pɜ:pəs 'flaʊə/
AmE
/ɔ:l'pɜ:rpəs 'flaʊər/

noun - common flour used to bake bread, cakes etc.

 
cackle - zachechtat se, kdákavě se smát, zakejhat (smát se)
BrE
/'kækl/
AmE
/'kækl/

verb - to laugh in a loud, noisy, unpleasant way

 
agile - agilní, hbitý, mrštný
BrE
/'ædʒaɪl/
AmE
/'ædʒaɪl/

adjective - moving (or able to move) quickly and easily

go by bus
go by bus - jet autobusem
BrE
/ˌgəʊ baɪ 'bʌs/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ baɪ 'bʌs/

verb - to get on a bus and go somewhere

 
foresee - předvídat, předpovídat
BrE
/ˌfɔ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:r'si:/

verb - to see what will happen in the future

 
hysterical - strašně legrační, směšný
BrE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/
AmE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/

adjective - extremely funny, making you want to laugh uncontrollably