fiddle about - poflakovat se, flákat se, povalovat se
BrE
/ˌfɪdl ə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌfɪdl ə'baʊt/

verb, British English, informal - to waste time doing nothing or doing something unimportant

 
fiddle around - poflakovat se, flákat se, povalovat se
BrE
/ˌfɪdl ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌfɪdl ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to waste time doing nothing or doing something unimportant

 
concentrate - zaměřit (pozornost apod.), soustředit, zaměřit se (na něco)
BrE
/'kɒnsəntreɪt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nsəntreɪt/

verb - to focus someone's effort etc. on one thing only

 
compact - udusat, stlačit, smáčknout
BrE
/kəm'pækt/
AmE
/kəm'pækt/

verb - to press something so it becomes smaller in size

 
dumbfounded - oněmělý (např. z šoku)
BrE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/
AmE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/

adjective - unable to speak because you are surprised, shocked etc.

 
apportion - rozdělit, podělit
BrE
/ə'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'pɔ:rʃn/

verb, formal - to divide something among people, especially blame or money

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

 
fort - bunkr, dětská pevnost
BrE
/'fɔ:t/
AmE
/'fɔ:rt/

noun - a small building built by children to play in

 
inimitable - nenapodobitelný
BrE
/ɪ'nɪmɪtəbl/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪmɪtəbl/

adjective - of very high quality and so impossible to copy

 
streamline - zefektivnit
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to make an organization, a system, etc. more effective

 
hardness - tvrdost
BrE
/'hɑ:dnəs/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdnəs/

noun - the quality of being difficult to break, bend, etc.

 
exemplify - ilustrovat, být příkladem
BrE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/

verb, formal - to give or be a typical example of something

 
shove - vrazit, strčit (do někoho, něčeho)
BrE
/'ʃʌv/
AmE
/'ʃʌv/

verb - to push someone or something in a rough way

 
break even - nemít ztrátu, vyjít beze ztrát, nevydělat ani neprodělat, mít nulový zisk
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'i:vn/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'i:vn/

verb - to avoid losing money but not make profit either

 
dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay