understand
understand - chápat, rozumět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stænd/

verb - to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.

 
swirl - kolovat, šířit se (zvěsti, novinky)
BrE
/'swɜ:l/
AmE
/'swɜ:rl/

verb - to circulate (news, rumours), to be talked about by a lot of people

contract
contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

 
rejuvenate - omladit, osvěžit, oživit
BrE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/

verb - to make someone or something to look better, work better or feel younger

 
crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a face) to become sad or disappointed, as if wanting to cry

trick-or-treat
trick-or-treat - koledovat (na Halloween), jít na halloweenskou koledu
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:t/
AmE
/ˌtrɪkə'tri:t/

verb - to go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween

 
nurture - rozvíjet, zlepšit, zlepšovat, podporovat
BrE
/'nɜ:tʃə/
AmE
/'nɜ:rtʃər/

verb, formal - to help something to develop and be better (e.g. a plan, an idea)

 
trusting - důvěřivý
BrE
/'trʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/'trʌstɪŋ/

adjective - willing to believe or tending to believe that people are good and honest

 
wise up - dostat rozum, zmoudřet, probrat se
BrE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪz'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to start to realize the truth about something, usually something bad or unpleasant

 
strip off - svléknout se, svléknout (co), sundat (si co), odložit (co)
BrE
/ˌstrɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌstrɪp'ɑ:f/

verb - to take off your clothes, to take off a particular piece of clothes

 
twirl - točit, točit se, otáčet, otáčet se, kroutit, kroutit se
BrE
/'twɜ:l/
AmE
/'twɜ:rl/

verb - to keep turning, moving or dancing around or to make somebody do this

 
go over - přejít, překročit
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to move from one place to another, especially crossing a city, room, etc.

 
hold out - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

 
thinner - ředidlo
BrE
/'θɪnə/
AmE
/'θɪnər/

noun - a liquid that is added especially to paint to make it less thick

 
personalise - opatřit jménem vlastníka
BrE
/'pɜ:sənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'pɜ:rsənəlaɪz/

verb - to change something so that it is obvious that it belongs to you