grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit
BrE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɑ:diz'pɑ:m/

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest

paddle
paddle - brouzdat se
BrE
/'pædl/
AmE
/'pædl/

verb, British English - to stand or walk in shallow water without shoes

wade
wade - brouzdat se
BrE
/'weɪd/
AmE
/'weɪd/

verb, American English - to stand or walk in shallow water without shoes

 
catacomb - katakomba
BrE
/'kætəkʊ:m/
AmE
/'kæt̬əkoʊm/

noun - an underground tunnel, used esp. to bury dead bodies

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
postwoman - listonoška, pošťačka
BrE
/'pəʊstˌwʊmən/
AmE
/'poʊstˌwəmən/

noun - a woman whose job is to deliver letters etc.

 
politics - politika
BrE
/'pɒlɪtɪks/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪtɪks/

noun - the study of government and things connected to it

 
multiply - násobit, vynásobit
BrE
/'mʌltɪplaɪ/
AmE
/'mʌltɪplaɪ/

verb - to increase a number by a number of times

break down
break down - zhroutit se, rozplakat se, rozbrečet se,
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'daʊn/

verb - to lose control of your feelings and start crying

mill
mill - mlýnek
BrE
/'mɪl/
AmE
/'mɪl/

noun - a thing that you use to grind coffee etc.

simmer
simmer - zvolna vařit
BrE
/'sɪmə/
AmE
/'sɪmər/

verb - to cook slowly in water that is almost boiling

pour
pour - sypat, nasypat, vysypat
BrE
/'pɔ:/
AmE
/'pɔ:r/

verb - to make a substance such as powder flow somewhere

dip
dip - namočit, ponořit
BrE
/'dɪp/
AmE
/'dɪp/

verb - to put into a liquid for a short time

brew
brew - vařit, uvařit, spařit, připravit (např. čaj, kávu)
BrE
/'bru:/
AmE
/'bru:/

verb - to make a hot drink, e.g coffee or tea

steam
steam - vařit v páře
BrE
/'sti:m/
AmE
/'sti:m/

verb - to cook food by placing it over boiling water