achieve - dosáhnout (čeho)

verb - to gain a success, to be successful in completing something, usually thanks to hard work

 

pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

hit on - balit (někoho)

verb, American English, informal - to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship

 

go bankrupt - zkrachovat

verb - (of a company) to lose all the money, to become insolvent, unable to pay debts

 

direct - směrovat, ukázat cestu, poslat směrem

verb - to show the way, to tell somebody the way, to send something in the direction

 

dispatch - expedovat, odeslat

verb - to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)

 

despatch - expedovat, odeslat

verb - to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)

beckon - kynout (komu), pokynout (komu), kývnout, mávnout

verb - to give somebody a signal with your hand to follow you or come to you

reconstruct - opravit, obnovit, přebudovat, přestavět, rekonstruovat

verb - to build up again, to build again, to restore something that was damaged or destroyed

 

jinx - zakřiknout (něco)

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

 

cajole - přemlouvat, přemluvit

verb - to sweet-talk somebody into doing something, to use flattery to make somebody do something

 

feign - předstírat, fingovat

verb - to pretend to have a certain feeling or to be affected by a certain state

 

discount - nebrat v úvahu, ignorovat, nepřikládat význam, brát na lehkou váhu, nepřihlížet (k něčemu)

verb - to regard something as unimportant or unlikely; to disregard

swelter - péci se (vedrem), potit se (vedrem), být zmožený horkem, vařit se ve vlastní šťávě

verb - to be uncomfortably hot, to suffer from intense heat

adorn - zdobit, ozdobit, krášlit, zkrášlit, zkrášlovat

verb, formal - to decorate or add beauty to something or someone