were - být (min. konjunktiv)
BrE
/'wɜ:/
AmE
/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

 
come after - pronásledovat, jít po (někom)
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'æftər/

verb - to chase, to try to catch someone

look for
look for - hledat
BrE
/'lʊk fə/
AmE
/'lʊk fər/

verb - to search, to try to find something

want
want - chtít
BrE
/'wɒnt/
AmE
/'wɑ:nt/

verb - to wish to have something, to need

 
refer - odvolávat se
BrE
/rɪ'fɜ:/
AmE
/rɪ'fɜ:r/

verb - to make a reference to, to cite

 
unfold - rozvinout se, rozložit se, rozvinout, rozložit
BrE
/ʌn'fəʊld/
AmE
/ʌn'foʊld/

verb - to spread out, to stretch, to open

 
drop - klesnout, padnout, spadnout, poklesnout
BrE
/'drɒp/
AmE
/'drɑ:p/

verb - to fall, to decrease, to become lower

 
allow - dovolit, umožnit, nechat
BrE
/ə'laʊ/
AmE
/ə'laʊ/

verb - to let, to make possible, to enable

 
bear - plodit, rodit
BrE
/'beə/
AmE
/'ber/

verb - to produce (fruit), to give birth to

 
get around - přemísťovat se, pohybovat se
BrE
/get ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/get ə'raʊnd/

verb - to move from place to place; to travel to different places

 
turn a blind eye - přimhouřit oko, přimhouřit oči
BrE
/'tɜ:n ə ˌblaɪnd'aɪ/
AmE
/'tɜ:rn ə ˌblaɪnd'aɪ/

verb - to pretend not to see something, to choose to ignore something

 
extend - prodloužit, rozšířit
BrE
/ɪk'stend/
AmE
/ɪk'stend/

verb - to make longer, to build up, to add something to something

 
turn in - jít spát, jít na kutě, jít do hajan
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/

verb - to go to bed

 
hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 
catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít
BrE
/ˌkætʃ'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ'ɑ:n/

verb - to begin to understand