researcher
researcher - výzkumník, vědec
BrE
/rɪ'sɜ:tʃə/
AmE
/'ri:sɜ:rtʃər/

noun - a scientist whose job is to do research

 
dress up - obléknout se (na nějakou příležitost), vyparádit se
BrE
/ˌdres'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdres'ʌp/

verb - to put on clothes for a special occasion

derail
derail - vykolejit
BrE
/di'reɪl/
AmE
/di'reɪl/

verb - to leave the tracks (esp. of a train)

 
total - oddělat (auto)
BrE
/'təʊtl/
AmE
/'toʊt̬l/

verb, American English, informal - to crash a car and destroy it completely

hitch
hitch - stopnout (si auto), stopnout si (auto), nechat se svézt, jet autostopem, jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃ/
AmE
/'hɪtʃ/

verb - to get a ride from someone for free

 
neighbors - sousedé
BrE
/'neɪbəz/
AmE
/'neɪbərz/

noun, American English - the people who live next door to you

 
neighbours - sousedé
BrE
/'neɪbəz/
AmE
/'neɪbərz/

noun, British English - the people who live next door to you

newcomer
newcomer - nováček
BrE
/'nju:kʌmə/
AmE
/'nu:kʌmər/

noun - a new person to join in an activity

sinister
sinister - zlověstný, hrozivý
BrE
/'sɪnɪstə/
AmE
/'sɪnɪstər/

adjective - suggesting that something bad is going to happen

 
apparent - zjevný, zřejmý, viditelný
BrE
/ə'pærənt/
AmE
/ə'pærənt/

adjective - obvious, evident, easy to be seen or noticed

 
withdraw - odstoupit (od něčeho)
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:/

verb - to back out of an activity, commitment etc.

 
capitulate - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/
AmE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss

substitute
substitute - nahradit, zaměnit
BrE
/'sʌbstɪtju:t/
AmE
/'sʌbstɪtu:t/

verb - to put something in place of something else

 
overthrow - svrhnout
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'θəʊ/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'θroʊ/

verb - to end the rule of somebody by force

 
disfigure - znetvořit, zohavit
BrE
/dɪs'fɪgə/
AmE
/dɪs'fɪgjər/

verb - to ruin the appearance of sth or sb