homebody - domácí povaleč, pecivál
BrE
/'həʊmbədi/
AmE
/'hoʊmbɑ:di/

noun, American English - a person who prefers to spend his time at home

 
pitch in - přispět (např. finančně), pomoci, zapojit se, přiložit ruku k dílu
BrE
/ˌpɪtʃ'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌpɪtʃ'ɪn/

verb - to help with something, especially in collecting money for something

 
blend in - zapadnout, splývat, splynout
BrE
/ˌblend'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌblend'ɪn/

verb - to look similar or almost the same as the surroundings

 
enigma - záhada, tajemství (věc, člověk)
BrE
/ɪ'nɪgmə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪgmə/

noun - something or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand

 
wager - vsadit se (že něco)
BrE
/'weɪdʒə/
AmE
/'weɪdʒər/

verb, formal - used to say when you are confident something is true

 
extract - získat, vytěžit, extrahovat
BrE
/ɪk'strækt/
AmE
/ɪk'strækt/

verb - to remove, obtain or take out something, usually a substance

knot
knot - hlouček, skupinka (lidí)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun, literary - a small group of people standing close to one another

 
back up - couvat
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to move backwards, especially in a car or other vehicle

rub out
rub out - vygumovat
BrE
/'rʌb aʊt/
AmE
/'rʌb aʊt/

verb, British English - to remove something that you have written, using a rubber

negligent
negligent - nedbalý, zanedbávající (povinnosti)
BrE
/'neglɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒənt/

adjective - not giving enough attention or care to things or people

 
spell out - objasnit, vysvětlit
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to explain something in a simple and very clear way

 
go over - procházet, přezkoumat (problémy, dokumenty, ap.)
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to examine, check, discuss or think about something very carefully

exaggerated
exaggerated - přehnaný, nadsazený, zdůrazněný
BrE
/ɪg'zædʒəreɪtɪd/
AmE
/ɪg'zædʒəreɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem bigger, better, etc. than it really is

ballpark
ballpark - pásmo, rozmezí
BrE
/'bɔ:lpɑ:k/
AmE
/'bɔ:lpɑ:rk/

noun - the range within which something is close to being correct

 
squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý
BrE
/'skwi:ki/
AmE
/'skwi:ki/

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make