frown on - neschvalovat, nesouhlasit, být proti
BrE
/'fraʊnˌɒn/
AmE
/'fraʊnˌɑ:n/

verb - to disapprove of something/somebody, to look disapprovingly at something/somebody

 
abide - snést, snášet, vystát
BrE
/ə'baɪd/
AmE
/ə'baɪd/

verb - (with negative CAN'T) to be able to bear or stand something

 
mitigate - zmírnit, zklidnit, ulehčit
BrE
/'mɪtɪgeɪt/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ɪgeɪt/

verb, formal - to ease something, to make something less severe or less serious

 
need - muset, potřebovat
BrE
/'ni:d/
AmE
/'ni:d/

verb - to have to do something (especially because it's important or necessary)

 
alarm - znepokojit, vyplašit, vylekat, polekat, vzbudit obavy
BrE
/ə'lɑ:m/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rm/

verb - to warn someone of possible danger, to make someone feel worried

 
stoke - rozpálit (oheň), přiložit (na oheň)
BrE
/'stəʊk/
AmE
/'stoʊk/

verb - to make a fire burn more by adding fuel to it

 
disregard - pohrdání, nevšímání si, ignorování (něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑ:rd/

noun - to act of paying no attention to something or ignoring something

 
match - shodovat se, souhlasit (o věcech)
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

verb - to agree with something, to be the same as something else

 
acquaint - seznámit (se), obeznámit (se), informovat
BrE
/ə'kweɪnt/
AmE
/ə'kweɪnt/

verb - to make someone familiar with something, to become familiar with something

 
adapt - přizpůsobit, přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ə'dæpt/
AmE
/ə'dæpt/

verb - to change (something or oneself) to work better in new conditions

take a rain check
take a rain check - přeložit na jindy, odložit na jindy, nechat na jindy
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/

verb, informal - not to do something but offer/promise to do it later

 
spruce up - dát (se) do pucu, hodit (se) do gala, poladit, porovnat
BrE
/ˌspru:s'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspru:s'ʌp/

verb, informal - to make someone or something cleaner; to improve the appearance generally

 
or something - nebo tak, nebo tak něco, nebo něco takového
BrE
/ɔ: 'sʌmθɪŋ/
AmE
/ɔ:r 'sʌmθɪŋ/

phrase, informal - used to indicate that you are referring to something really similar

 
on the house - na účet podniku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

 
sensitivity - citlivost
BrE
/ˌsensə'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌsensə'tɪvət̬i/

noun - the ability to understand and respond to people's feelings, needs, emotions