take a stand - postavit se za svůj názor, stát za svým názorem
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/

verb - to have an opinion and be prepared to defend it

bluff
bluff - blafovat
BrE
/'blʌf/
AmE
/'blʌf/

verb - to deceive your opponent about what you're going to do

 
douse - promáčet, vymáchat, polít, nasáknout
BrE
/'daʊs/
AmE
/'daʊs/

verb - to cover in water or another liquid, to soak completely

 
dowse - promáčet, vymáchat, polít, nasáknout
BrE
/'daʊs/
AmE
/'daʊs/

verb - to cover in water or another liquid, to soak completely

 
leave alone - nechat být (koho), nechat někoho být
BrE
/ˌliv ə'ləʊn/
AmE
/ˌliv ə'loʊn/

verb - to stop bothering someone, not to disturb something or somebody

 
lay down - složit, položit, pokládat
BrE
/ˌleɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌleɪ'daʊn/

verb - to put something on the ground, to stop using something

 
evoke - vyvolávat (pocity apod.), vyvolat (pocit apod.), evokovat
BrE
/ɪ'vəʊk/
AmE
/ɪ'voʊk/

verb - to bring a feeling, emotion, memory etc. to your mind

deal
deal - rozdat (karty), rozdávat (karty)
BrE
/'di:l/
AmE
/'di:l/

verb - to distribute playing cards to the players in a game

 
impose - vnucovat, vnucovat se
BrE
/ɪm'pəʊz/
AmE
/ɪm'poʊz/

verb - to make someone accept something, to make someone accept you

 
paralyse - ochromit, paralyzovat
BrE
/'pærəlaɪz/
AmE
/'pærəlaɪz/

verb - to make someone or something unable to move or react

indulge
indulge - dopřát si (něco), dopřávat si (něco)
BrE
/ɪn'dʌldʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'dʌldʒ/

verb - to allow yourself to have something that makes you happy

 
waddle - kolébat se (o chůzi)
BrE
/'wɒdl/
AmE
/'wɑ:dl/

verb - to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side

 
retire - odejít ze služby, odejít do ústraní
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb - to stop doing your job, to leave a service etc.

make ends meet
make ends meet - vyjít s penězmi
BrE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk endz 'mi:t/

verb - to have just enough money to pay for necessary things

 
unveil - odhalit, představit, poprvé ukázat, prozradit
BrE
/ʌn'veɪl/
AmE
/ʌn'veɪl/

verb - to show something for the first time, to reveal something