elevate - zvýšit, zvednout, stoupnout, povýšit, vyvýšit
BrE
/'elɪveɪt/
AmE
/'eləveɪt/

verb, formal - to raise something up, to put something higher

 
not raise a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)
BrE
/nɒt reɪz ə 'fɪŋgə/
AmE
/nɑ:t reɪz ə 'fɪŋgər/

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 
not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)
BrE
/nɒt lɪft ə 'fɪŋgə/
AmE
/nɑ:t lɪft ə 'fɪŋgər/

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 
parental - rodičovský
BrE
/pə'rentl/
AmE
/pə'rentl/

adjective - relating to being a parent or to parents

 
indeed - dokonce
BrE
/ɪn'di:d/
AmE
/ɪn'di:d/

adverb - used to add something to a previous statement

 
officious - do všeho mluvící, vlezlý
BrE
/ə'fɪʃəs/
AmE
/ə'fɪʃəs/

adjective - too eager to tell people what to do

 
show up - ukázat (se), projevit (se), vyjít na světlo
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ'ʌp/

verb - to become visible, to make sth become visible

 
stagger - šokovat, ohromit
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to surprise someone very much, to shock someone

 
initiate - zahájit, započít
BrE
/ɪ'nɪʃieɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪʃieɪt/

verb, formal - to start something or cause it to happen

 
de-ice - odmrazit, odstranit led, odstranit námrazu
BrE
/ˌdi:'aɪs/
AmE
/ˌdi:'aɪs/

verb - to remove ice, to free something from ice

 
give consideration - zvážit, projednat
BrE
/'gɪv kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/'gɪv kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/

verb - to pay attention to and think carefully about

 
counter - odporovat, kontrovat
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

verb - to react to something with an opposing opinion

 
rack - týrat, trápit
BrE
/'ræk/
AmE
/'ræk/

verb - to make someone suffer, to cause someone pain

 
stabilise - stabilizovat, ustálit
BrE
/'steɪbəlaɪz/
AmE
/'steɪbəlaɪz/

verb, British English - to make something stable or to become steady

turn over
turn over - přepnout (program v televizi)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'oʊvər/

verb - to change to another channel when watching TV