leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici
BrE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

toss and turn
toss and turn - nemoci spát, jen tak se převalovat v posteli
BrE
/ˌtɒsən'tɜ:n/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:sən'tɜ:rn/

verb - to be unable to fall asleep, for example if you're worried, stressed, sick etc.

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly

 
take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 
ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

scoop
scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)
BrE
/'sku:p/
AmE
/'sku:p/

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

 
go on a date - jít na rande
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ən ə 'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən ə 'deɪt/

verb - to go together (with a boy/girl you like) to a restaurant, movie etc.

 
home - domů, doma
BrE
/'həʊm/
AmE
/'hoʊm/

adverb - in/to the place where people live and to which they are connected emotionally

 
alter - pozměnit, změnit
BrE
/'ɒltə/
AmE
/'ɑ:ltər/

verb - to make a change in something; to make something different without changing it completely

 
alter - upravit, změnit, přeměnit, předělat
BrE
/'ɒltə/
AmE
/'ɑ:ltər/

verb - to make a change in something; to make something different without changing it completely

arrest
arrest - zatknout
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

appreciate
appreciate - ocenit, vážit si
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/

verb - to be grateful for something, to realize the value of something and behave accordingly

 
blow off - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone