hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 

wave - mávat (něčím), máchat (něčím)

verb - to move something from side to side

 

furnish - vybavit, poskytnout, zajistit

verb, formal - to supply or provide something (to somebody)

 

reactivate - znovu aktivovat

verb - to cause something to start working again

 

finance - financovat

verb - to provide money for something to happen

ventilate - větrat

verb - to allow fresh air to flow somewhere

 

talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 

skedaddle - frčet, mazat

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 

get through - dovolat se

verb - to manage to contact somebody by phone

 

eke out a living - živořit, žít ze dne na den, těžko shánět obživu

verb - to earn barely enough money to survive

 

keep somebody up - zdržovat (od spánku)

verb - not to let somebody go to bed

 

run after - běžet za (někým), snažit se dohonit (někoho), vyběhnout za (někým)

verb - to try to catch someone or someone

 

alienate - odcizit se, znepřátelit si někoho

verb - to become unfriendly, to stop being friends

 

adaptable - přizpůsobivý

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

 

thirst - žíznit, mít žízeň

verb, dated - to feel a need to drink something