vigil - bdění, hlídka (noční)
BrE
/'vɪdʒɪl/
AmE
/'vɪdʒɪl/

noun - the time when somebody stays awake in order to keep watch or pray

 
provoke - vyprovokovat, provokovat
BrE
/prə'vəʊk/
AmE
/prə'voʊk/

verb - to say something that will make someone angry and cause a certain reaction

lifeline
lifeline - záchranný provaz, záchranné lano
BrE
/'laɪflaɪn/
AmE
/'laɪflaɪn/

noun - the rope that you throw into water to save someone who is drowning

 
scoop up - nabrat (lžící apod.)
BrE
/ˌsku:p'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsku:p'ʌp/

verb - to collect or move something with a scoop or in a similar way

board
board - vedení, rada, komise, vedení (např. školy apod.)
BrE
/'bɔ:d/
AmE
/'bɔ:rd/

noun - a group of people whose job is to make official decission about something

do the dishes
do the dishes - udělat nádobí, umýt nádobí, mýt nádobí
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə 'dɪʃɪz/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə 'dɪʃɪz/

verb - to wash plates and cups and spoons etc. in water after a meal

travel agency
travel agency - cestovní agentura
BrE
/'trævlˌeɪdʒənsi/
AmE
/'trævlˌeɪdʒənsi/

noun - a company whose job is to organize and arrange for people's holidays etc.

runway
runway - dráha, vzletová dráha, přistávací dráha
BrE
/'rʌnweɪ/
AmE
/'rʌnweɪ/

noun - an area with hard surface used by aircraft to land or take off

ripe
ripe - zralý, uzrálý
BrE
/'raɪp/
AmE
/'raɪp/

adjective - (of fruit etc.) fully grown and ready to be picked and/or eaten

retire
retire - odejít do důchodu, jít do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb - to stop working at your job because you have reached a certain age

 
rattle - chrastit, chřestit, rachtat, rachotit
BrE
/'rætl/
AmE
/'ræt̬l/

verb - to make a noise that sounds like many small things hitting one another

rub
rub - třít, dřít, mnout, drhnout
BrE
/'rʌb/
AmE
/'rʌb/

verb - to move something (your hand, a piece of cloth etc.) along a surface

queue
queue - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, řadit se za sebe
BrE
/'kju:/
AmE
/'kju:/

verb - to form a line, esp. when waiting for something along with many people

poke
poke - píchnout, šťouchnout
BrE
/'pəʊk/
AmE
/'poʊk/

verb - to push something with a long thin thing such as a finger etc.

plumber
plumber - instalatér
BrE
/'plʌmə/
AmE
/'plʌmər/

noun - a person whose job is to work with water pipes, central heating etc.