prune back - zredukovat, snížit, omezit

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 

prune - zredukovat, snížit, omezit

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

anthropomorphize - personifikovat

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

 

enchant - okouzlit, učarovat, nadchnout

verb, formal - to attract someone very much or make them feel interested, excited about something

reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

squint - šilhat

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

 

expect - očekávat, čekat (někoho, něco)

verb - to believe that somebody or something will arrive because it has been arranged

 

proctor - dozírat (u zkoušky)

verb, American English - to be present at a written exam and check that students aren't cheating

blow your nose - vysmrkat se, smrkat

verb - to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar

infuse - louhovat, spařit

verb - to put something in hot liquid and leave it there for some time

wonder - divit se

verb - to be surprised by something or think about something in a surprised way

breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 

up and around - zase zdravý, zase jako rybička, zase na nohách

adverb, American English - healthy again, being able to go out again, esp. after you've been ill

 

out and about - zase zdravý, zase jako rybička, zase na nohách

adverb - healthy again, being able to go out again, esp. after you've been ill