provide for - živit (koho), zabezpečovat (koho)
BrE
/prə'vaɪd fɔ:/
AmE
/prə'vaɪd fɔ:r/

verb - to give somebody the things they need, such as food, clothes etc.

 
dehydrated - dehydrovaný, dehydratovaný (např. pokožka)
BrE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtɪd/

adjective - having lost too much water from the body, dry to the touch

 
put your foot down - dupnout si, rázně zasáhnout, učinit přítrž
BrE
/pʊt jə 'fʊt daʊn/
AmE
/pʊt jər 'fʊt daʊn/

verb, informal - to say firmly that someone must do something or mustn't do something

 
split hairs - přít se o maličkosti
BrE
/splɪt 'heəz/
AmE
/splɪt 'herz/

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important

reinforcements
reinforcements - posily
BrE
/ˌri:ɪn'fɔ:smənts/
AmE
/ˌri:ɪn'fɔ:rsmənts/

noun - extra soldiers (police etc.) sent to strengthen an army (police force etc.)

 
align - být v souladu, uvést do souladu, odpovídat (něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪn/
AmE
/ə'laɪn/

verb - to be in agreement or in the right relationship with something else

 
putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)
BrE
/'pʌt/
AmE
/'pʌt/

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

sugar cane
sugar cane - cukrová třtina
BrE
/'ʃʊgə ˌkeɪn/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər ˌkeɪn/

noun - a tropical plant with tall stems that are used to make sugar

 
spell out - vyhláskovat
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 
dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

brush up
brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

 
vocal folds - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌfəʊldz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌfoʊldz/

noun, technical - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
overact - být afektovaný
BrE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/

verb - to express your emotions too strongly, especially when acting in a play

grind
grind - brousit, opilovat
BrE
/'graɪnd/
AmE
/'graɪnd/

verb - to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it against something hard