frighten away - zastrašit, odstrašit
BrE
/ˌfraɪtn ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌfraɪtn ə'weɪ/

verb - to make a person or animal afraid to make them run away

nod
nod - kývnout (hlavou), přikývnout
BrE
/'nɒd/
AmE
/'nɑ:d/

verb - to move your head forward and down to express agreement, acceptance etc.

 
embody - ztělesnit, ztělesňovat
BrE
/ɪm'bɒdi/
AmE
/ɪm'bɑ:di/

verb - to represent something exactly, to be a very good example of sth

 
exploit - využívat, zužitkovat, těžit, využít
BrE
/ɪks'plɔɪt/
AmE
/ɪks'plɔɪt/

verb - to make the best of something, to use something for your advantage

 
expel - vyloučit (ze školy apod.), vyhnat
BrE
/ɪk'spel/
AmE
/ɪk'spel/

verb - to make somebody leave (a school etc.), to make somebody run away

wag
wag - vrtět (ocasem)
BrE
/'wæg/
AmE

verb - to move from side to side, esp. about a dog's tail etc.

brag
brag - chvástat se, vytahovat se, chlubit se, vychloubat se
BrE
/'bræg/
AmE
/'bræg/

verb - to speak of yourself very proudly, usually in superlatives, to show off

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

 
hook - zaháknout, chytit (na háček)
BrE
/'hʊk/
AmE
/'hʊk/

verb - to catch something on a hook, to hold something with a hook

stairs
stairs - schody
BrE
/'steəz/
AmE
/'sterz/

noun - steps that people can use to climb from one floor to another

say
say - říci (něco), říkat, uvádět
BrE
/'seɪ/
AmE
/'seɪ/

verb - to speak or tell something to somebody in words (spoken or written)

resemble
resemble - podobat se, být jako, připomínat (podobou)
BrE
/rɪ'zembl/
AmE
/rɪ'zembl/

verb - to look like somebody or something; to be like somebody or something

 
regional - regionální, oblastní
BrE
/'ri:dʒənl/
AmE
/'ri:dʒənl/

adjective - concerning or connected to the whole region and to that region only

 
disown - zříci se, zapřít, odmítnout uznat, distancovat se od, nepřihlásit se k
BrE
/dɪs'əʊn/
AmE
/dɪs'oʊn/

verb - to refuse to acknowledge someone as your own relative or to deny any connection or responsibility for someone or 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