reconstruct
reconstruct - opravit, obnovit, přebudovat, přestavět, rekonstruovat
BrE
/ˌri:kən'strʌkt/
AmE
/ˌri:kən'strʌkt/

verb - to build up again, to build again, to restore something that was damaged or destroyed

 
jinx - zakřiknout (něco)
BrE
/'dʒɪŋks/
AmE
/'dʒɪŋks/

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

 
go bankrupt - zkrachovat
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/

verb - (of a company) to lose all the money, to become insolvent, unable to pay debts

 
edit - editovat, upravit, sestříhat (např. film)
BrE
/'edɪt/
AmE
/'edɪt/

verb - to make changes to texts, films, data etc. to prepare them for publication or release

 
pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi
BrE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/
AmE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

hit on
hit on - balit (někoho)
BrE
/'hɪtˌɒn/
AmE
/'hɪt̬ˌɑ:n/

verb, American English, informal - to approach somebody and talk to them in order to initiate romantic (or sexual) relationship

perplex
perplex - zmást, poplést, udivit, nejít do hlavy
BrE
/pə'pleks/
AmE
/pər'pleks/

verb - to cause someone to feel completely baffled or confused

 
reach for the moon - mířit vysoko, klást si velké cíle
BrE
/ˌri:tʃ fəðə'mu:n/
AmE
/ˌri:tʃ fərðə'mu:n/

verb - to try to achieve something very ambitious or difficult

 
shoot for the moon - mířit vysoko, klást si velké cíle
BrE
/ˌʃu:t fəðə'mu:n/
AmE
/ˌʃu:t fərðə'mu:n/

verb - to try to achieve something very ambitious or difficult

 
receptive - otevřený, vnímavý, chápavý
BrE
/rɪ'septɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'septɪv/

adjective - willing to listen to new ideas or accept suggestions

 
kink - zkroutit se, pokřivit se, zamotat se, ohnout se
BrE
/'kɪŋk/
AmE
/'kɪŋk/

verb - to develop or cause to develop a bend, twist

 
discount - nebrat v úvahu, ignorovat, nepřikládat význam, brát na lehkou váhu, nepřihlížet (k něčemu)
BrE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/
AmE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/

verb - to regard something as unimportant or unlikely; to disregard

adorn
adorn - zdobit, ozdobit, krášlit, zkrášlit, zkrášlovat
BrE
/ə'dɔ:n/
AmE
/ə'dɔ:rn/

verb, formal - to decorate or add beauty to something or someone

 
vet - lustrovat, prověřit, prověřovat, zkontrolovat, kontrolovat
BrE
/'vet/
AmE
/'vet/

verb - to check something carefully, to check someone's past carefully

 
dive - skočit, vrhnout se, letět střemhlav
BrE
/'daɪv/
AmE
/'daɪv/

verb - to move suddenly towards something, or to fall quickly