spice up - okořenit, opepřit, ozvláštnit, dát šťávu
BrE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/

verb - to add interest to a story, speech, etc.

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

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

 
make excuses - vymlouvat se, hledat výmluvy
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/

verb - to come up with reasons to justify something

mask
mask - maskovat, zamaskovat, zakrýt
BrE
/'mɑ:sk/
AmE
/'mæsk/

verb - to make something hard to see or notice

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

 
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

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

verb - to become visible, to make sth become visible

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

verb - to hold something back, to keep something secret

 
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

 
part company - rozejít se, rozdělit se, jít každý svou cestou
BrE
/ˌpɑ:t 'kʌmpəni/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt ˌkʌmpəni/

verb - to leave someone, to go your own way

 
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