parboil - předvařit, částečně uvařit, krátce povařit
BrE
/'pɑ:bɔɪl/
AmE
/'pɑ:rbɔɪl/

verb - to cook something until it is partly cooked so that you can cook it completely later

 
cure - konzervovat, nakládat
BrE
/'kjʊə/
AmE
/'kjʊr/

verb - to treat meat or other foods so that they can be preserved for a long time

 
payoff - úplatek
BrE
/'peɪ ɒf/
AmE
/'peɪ ɔ:f/

noun - money paid to someone, often illegally or secretly, so that they will not cause any trouble

 
padded - protinárazový, vycpaný, vyztužený
BrE
/'pædɪd/
AmE
/'pædɪd/

adjective - having soft material placed inside so it makes it more comfortable or protects something from damage

disguise
disguise - přestrojení, převlečení
BrE
/dɪs'gaɪz/
AmE
/dɪs'gaɪz/

noun - different clothes, a false beard etc. that you can wear so that people don't recognise you

tighten
tighten - napnout, natáhnout, našponovat
BrE
/'taɪtn/
AmE
/'taɪt̬n/

verb - to pull or stretch something so that it becomes tight (e.g. a rope or a wire)

 
pulverize - rozdrtit, rozdrtit na prášek
BrE
/'pʊlvəraɪz/
AmE
/'pʊlvəraɪz/

verb - to break or crush something so that it becomes dust, to make something into a powder

 
contact - kontakt
BrE
/'kɒntækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntækt/

noun - the state of two things being so close together that there is no space between them

 
crouch - přikrčit se, krčit se, sehnout se, sklánět se
BrE
/'kraʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kraʊtʃ/

verb - to bend the knees and the body slightly so that you are closer to the ground

 
mould - ovlivňovat, utvářet
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/

verb - to influence someone or something for some time so that they develop in a particular way

 
monkey with - hrát si s, vrtat se v, blbnout s (čím)
BrE
/'mʌŋki ˌwɪð/
AmE
/'mʌŋki ˌwɪð/

verb, American English, informal - to mess with something, to change something esp. without being qualified or allowed to do so

raise
raise - chovat, pěstovat
BrE
/'reɪz/
AmE
/'reɪz/

verb - to look after animals or plants so that they grow and then be used or sold

 
untangle - rozmotat, rozplést, vymotat (se)
BrE
/ʌn'tæŋgl/
AmE
/ʌn'tæŋgl/

verb - so separate pieces of wire, string etc. that have knots in them or have been twisted

 
encrypt - zašifrovat, šifrovat, zakódovat
BrE
/ɪn'krɪpt/
AmE
/ɪn'krɪpt/

verb - to change information or data into a secret code, so that only authorized people can read it

 
wasteful - nehospodárný, plný plýtvání, rozhazovačný
BrE
/'weɪstfl/
AmE
/'weɪstfl/

adjective - using something carelessly and ineffficiently so that some of it may not be saved or used later