limp - kulhat
BrE
/'lɪmp/
AmE
/'lɪmp/

verb - to walk with difficulty when your leg has been injured, to walk as if your leg has been injured

knock
knock - klepat, zaklepat
BrE
/'nɒk/
AmE
/'nɑ:k/

verb - to hit a door with your hand in order to make the people inside open the door for you

clean
clean - vyčistit, očistit, umýt, utřít, uklidit
BrE
/'kli:n/
AmE
/'kli:n/

verb - to remove dirt, to do an activity so that something is not dirty any more, e.g. wash, wipe etc.

spell
spell - kouzlo
BrE
/'spel/
AmE
/'spel/

noun - a piece of magic done in order to have some kind of effect; magical words meant to cause something

sniff
sniff - čichat, čenichat, čuchat
BrE
/'snɪf/
AmE
/'snɪf/

verb - to let air into your nose quickly and with a sound, esp. when you are trying to smell something

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

 
sacrifice - obětovat
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/

verb - to give up something that you consider to be important for something that you think is even more important

taxi driver
taxi driver - taxikář, řidič taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvə/
AmE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvər/

noun - a person whose job is to take people to a place by car (the people pay for the journey)

 
answerphone - záznamník, telefonní záznamník
BrE
/'ɑ:nsəˌfəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsərˌfoʊn/

noun, British English - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

poker
poker - pohrabáč
BrE
/'pəʊkə/
AmE
/'poʊkər/

noun - a long metal instrument used to move the coal or wood in a fire (to make it burn better)

 
cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)
BrE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)

 
oath - přísaha
BrE
/'əʊθ/
AmE
/'oʊθ/

noun - an official promise to do something, esp. at a court of law when you promise to tell the truth

 
rustle up - splašit, schrastit, rychle sehnat
BrE
/ˌrʌsl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌrʌsl'ʌp/

verb, informal - to find something very quickly and without planning

spotlight
spotlight - zaměřit reflektory (na něco, na někoho)
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb - to light something or someone with a spotlight

 
fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na
BrE
/'fɑ:sn ɒn/
AmE
/'fæsn ɒn/

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)