pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský
BrE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/
AmE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

 
brace - podepřít, podpírat
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

verb - to support something to make it stronger or more stable

 
lacquer - lakovat (opatřit lakem)
BrE
/'lækə/
AmE
/'lækər/

verb - to cover something with lacquer to make it look shiny

 
stagger - vrávorat, potátec se, motat se
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to walk unsteadily, as if you are going to fall

 
discriminate - rozlišovat
BrE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 
terrorise - zastrašovat, terorizovat
BrE
/'terəraɪz/
AmE
/'terəraɪz/

verb - to frighten someone by threatening to kill or hurt them

 
moderate - zmírnit, umírnit, oslabit, zmírnit se, oslabit se
BrE
/'mɒdəreɪt/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəreɪt/

verb, formal - to make something less extreme, or to become less extreme

 
sympathise - sympatizovat
BrE
/'sɪmpəθaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪmpəθaɪz/

verb, British English - to feel sympathy (with somebody or something), to be sympathetic

 
unravel - rozpadat se (plán, manželství, ap.)
BrE
/ʌn'rævl/
AmE
/ʌn'rævl/

verb - (of a plan, relationship, etc.) to start to break up

 
readjust - pozměnit, poopravit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to move something slightly in order to correct its position

customize
customize - uzpůsobit, přizpůsobit
BrE
/'kʌstəmaɪz/
AmE
/'kʌstəmaɪz/

verb - to change something's appearance or features to suit someone's needs

 
overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

rebuke
rebuke - kárat, vynadat
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

verb - to speak to someone in an angry and critical way

 
respawn - znovu se objevit, znovu se oživit
BrE
/ri:'spɔ:n/
AmE
/ri:'spɔ:n/

verb - (especially in videogames) to appear again, to start living again

 
revise - revidovat, přepracovat, doplnit
BrE
/rɪ'vaɪz/
AmE
/rɪ'vaɪz/

verb - to change something (e.g. a book) to make it better