increase
increase - zvýšit, zvětšit, vzrůst
BrE
/ɪn'kri:s/
AmE
/ɪn'kri:s/

verb - to make a higher number or larger amount of something, to raise

 
thrust - vrazit, vstrčit, vbodnout
BrE
/'θrʌst/
AmE
/'θrʌst/

verb - to put something somewhere with much force; to push with much force

 
treatment - léčení, léčba, ošetření, zásah
BrE
/'tri:tmənt/
AmE
/'tri:tmənt/

noun - the use of medicine to try to cure a disease or illness

 
theatregoer - návštěvník divadla (častý)
BrE
/'θɪətəgəʊə/
AmE

noun - a person who likes going to the theatre (to see plays etc.)

 
turn round - otočit se, obrátit se
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'raʊnd/

verb - to move your body in a way to face the other direction

 
benefit - těžit, mít zisk, mít užitek, profitovat (z něčeho)
BrE
/'benəfɪt/
AmE
/'benəfɪt/

verb - to get something good from something, to get an advantage from something

buoy
buoy - bój, bóje
BrE
/'bɔɪ/
AmE
/'bu:i/

noun - an object floating on water fastened to the ground to mark something

sycophant
sycophant - patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač
BrE
/'sɪkəfənt/
AmE
/'sɪkəfənt/

noun, formal - a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour

proof
proof - učinit odolným, zajistit odolnost, zabezpečit, ochránit
BrE
/'pru:f/
AmE
/'pru:f/

verb, formal - to treat or prepare something to make it resistant to a specific substance or condition, like water, fire, or damage

 
fiddle around with - hrát si s (něčím) pohrávat si s (něčím), vrtat se v (něčem)
BrE
/ˌfɪdl ə'raʊndt wɪð/
AmE
/ˌfɪdl ə'raʊnd wɪð/

verb, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in order to make it look better, in order to fix it etc.

 
fiddle about with - hrát si s (něčím) pohrávat si s (něčím), vrtat se v (něčem)
BrE
/ˌfɪdl ə'baʊt wɪð/
AmE
/ˌfɪdl ə'baʊt wɪð/

verb, British English, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in order to make it look better, in order to fix it etc.

 
prompt - nápověda
BrE
/'prɒmpt/
AmE
/'prɑ:mpt/

noun - words that are spoken to an actor, to remind them what to say next during the performance of a play

play up
play up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/

verb, British English - (esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain

 
explosiveness - výbušnost (povahou), vznětlivost (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪvnəs/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of being likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
shelter - útulek
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live