nothing short of - úplně, zcela, úplný
BrE
/'nʌθɪŋ 'ʃɔ:təv/
AmE
/'nʌθɪŋ 'ʃɔ:rt̬əv/

adjective - exactly like, equal to

 
stick up - trčet, tyčit se, stát
BrE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/

verb - to be pointed upwards

tense
tense - napnout se, zatnout (sval)
BrE
/'tens/
AmE
/'tens/

verb - to tighten a muscle

conduct
conduct - provádět, provést
BrE
/kən'dʌkt/
AmE
/kən'dʌkt/

verb - to carry out something

 
brew - chystat se, schylovat se, hrozit
BrE
/'bru:/
AmE
/'bru:/

verb - likely to happen soon

 
quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

skim
skim - proletět očima (text)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to read something quickly

 
exacerbate - zhoršit, ztížit
BrE
/ɪg'zæsəbeɪt/
AmE
/ɪg'zæsərbeɪt/

verb, formal - to make something worse

 
hurl - vrhnout, mrknout, mrštit
BrE
/'hɜ:l/
AmE
/'hɜ:rl/

verb - to throw something violently

 
puzzle - zmást, poplést
BrE
/'pʌzl/
AmE
/'pʌzl/

verb - to make somebody confused

 
likeable - sympatický
BrE
/'laɪkəbl/
AmE
/'laɪkəbl/

adjective - nice, easy to like

 
repairable - opravitelný
BrE
/rɪ'peərəbl/
AmE
/rɪ'perəbl/

adjective - able to be repaired

 
shelve - svažovat se
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to slope down gradually

 
revolutionize - způsobit revoluci
BrE
/ˌrevə'lu:ʃənaɪz/
AmE
/ˌrevə'lu:ʃənaɪz/

verb, American English - to completely change something

 
apt - bystrý (např. žák)
BrE
/'æpt/
AmE
/'æpt/

adjective - able to learn quickly