skimp - šetřit, škudlit

verb - to try to spend less money, time, or material on something that you really need

 

reimburse - uhradit, odškodnit

verb, formal - to pay back money to someone who has spent or lost it because of you

 

vacate - vyklidit, opustit

verb, formal - to leave a seat, room, building, etc. usually to make it available for other people

plastic wrap - potravinová fólie

noun, American English - a very thin plastic sheet used to wrap food in order to keep it fresh

 

cheapen - znehodnotit, zhoršit

verb - to make something or someone less important so that people start to respect them less

 

relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

set up - nastavit, zapojit, nainstalovat

verb - to make something ready to use, such as a device or a piece of machinery

think better of - rozmyslet se, upustit od, změnit názor

verb - to decide not to do something because you realized it is not a good idea

 

condescend - snížit se (k čemu), uráčit se

verb - to do something that you think you are far too important or intelligent to do

 

fanfare - okázalost, sláva

noun - great attention to something shown by media or other people to celebrate something or someone

 

eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 

long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

preface - napsat předmluvu, předznamenat

verb - to write an introduction for a book; to say something before you begin your speech

 

typecast - typově zařadit (herce)

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play