estimate - odhadnout, odhadovat
BrE
/'estɪmeɪt/
AmE
/'estɪmeɪt/

verb - to give your opinion or to calculate how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be, etc.

Sudan
Sudan - Súdán
BrE
/su'dɑ:n/
AmE
/su'dɑ:n/

noun - a country in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest

 
wring sb's neck - zakroutit někomu krkem (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/
AmE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/

verb - to express a desire to punish someone, often used figuratively to indicate extreme frustration or anger

 
polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
jangle - drnčet, řinčet, chrastit, zvonit (nepříjemně)
BrE
/'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/'dʒæŋgl/

verb - to make a harsh, discordant, metallic sound, or to cause something to make such a sound

 
gravitate - tíhnout, přiklánět se, být přitahován, směřovat
BrE
/'grævɪteɪt/
AmE
/'grævɪteɪt/

verb, formal - to be attracted to or naturally drawn towards something; to move or be pulled towards something

implore
implore - zapřísahat, žadonit, naléhavě prosit, úpěnlivě žádat
BrE
/ɪm'plɔ:/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔ:r/

verb, formal - to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; to plead with great emotion or urgency

answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

 
splatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout
BrE
/'splætə/
AmE
/'splæt̬ər/

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something, to splash

 
petition - zažádat (oficiálně)
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

chat up
chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌtʃæt 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtʃaæt̬ 'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone