rat on - nedodržet slib
BrE
/'rætˌɒn/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌɑ:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to do something you promised to do

 
withhold - zadržet, zadržovat, neposkytnout, tajit, zatajit, zatajovat
BrE
/ˌwɪθ'həʊld/
AmE
/ˌwɪθ'hoʊld/

verb - to hold something back, to keep something secret

raise
raise - nadnést, předložit, navrhnout
BrE
/'reɪz/
AmE
/'reɪz/

verb - to suggest or ask something, to present something

 
miss out on - promeškat, prošvihnout, nechat si ujít (co)
BrE
/'mɪs aʊt ˌɒn/
AmE
/'mɪs aʊt ˌɒn/

verb - to lose an opportunity to do something enjoyable

 
reset - reponovat, napravit, narovnat (např. kost)
BrE
/ri:'set/
AmE
/ri:'set/

verb - to put something back to the original position

 
go further with - pokročit v, postoupit v (čem)
BrE
/gəʊ 'fɜ:ðə wɪð/
AmE
/goʊ 'fɜ:rðər wɪð/

verb - to take something to a more advanced stage

 
order in - objednat si donášku (jídla)
BrE
/ɔ:də 'ɪn/
AmE
/ɔ:rdər 'ɪn/

verb, British English - to order food to your home or work

 
reinvent - předělat, přetvořit
BrE
/ˌri:ɪn'vent/
AmE
/ˌri:ɪn'vent/

verb - to change something in order to improve it

 
pick a fight - vyvolat, začít, vyprovokovat rvačku či hádku
BrE
/pɪk ə 'faɪt/
AmE
/pɪk ə 'faɪt/

verb - to start a fight, to provoke a fight

 
play it by ear - improvizovat, zaimprovizovat (chovat se podle situace)
BrE
/pleɪ ɪt baɪ 'ɪə/
AmE
/pleɪ ɪt baɪ 'ɪər/

verb, informal - to improvise, not having a plan to follow

 
respond - reagovat, mít odezvu (např. na lék)
BrE
/rɪ'spɒnd/
AmE
/rɪ'spɑ:nd/

verb - to react to something in a particular way

 
foreshadow - předznamenat, předpovědět, naznačovat (k nějaké události)
BrE
/fɔ:'ʃædəʊ/
AmE
/fɔ:r'ʃædoʊ/

verb, formal - to indicate that something is going to happen

 
lighten up - uvolnit, uklidnit se
BrE
/ˌlaɪtn 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌlaɪt̬n 'ʌp/

verb, informal - to become more relaxed, to become less serious

 
get into - začít s, dostat se do (nějaké situace)
BrE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/
AmE
/ˌget 'ɪntʊ/

verb - to get involved in, to start doing something

 
bum - loudit, vyloudit, somrovat, vysomrovat
BrE
/'bʌm/
AmE
/'bʌm/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to get something for free