leap - vyskočit, vyrazit
BrE
/'li:p/
AmE
/'li:p/

verb - to start moving quickly, to start doing something quickly

light
light - zapálit
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

verb - to make something burn; to set something on fire

 
join in - zapojit se (do čeho), účastnit se (čeho), zúčastnit se (čeho)
BrE
/ˌdʒɔɪn'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdʒɔɪn'ɪn/

verb - to participate in something; to take part in something

 
peddle - podomně prodávat, vnucovat, nabízet (na ulici apod.)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/

verb - to try to sell goods by going from place to place or by talking to people in a forceful or annoying way

 
set somebody off - rozbrečet, rozesmát, rozčílit, způsobit začátek nějakého chování
BrE
/ˌset'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to make somebody start to act in a particular way (e.g. to make them cry or laugh, to make them mad etc.)

Sudan
Sudan - Súdán
BrE
/su'dɑ:n/
AmE
/su'dɑ:n/

noun - a country in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest

 
polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

implore
implore - zapřísahat, žadonit, naléhavě prosit, úpěnlivě žádat
BrE
/ɪm'plɔ:/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔ:r/

verb, formal - to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; to plead with great emotion or urgency

 
wring sb's neck - zakroutit někomu krkem (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/
AmE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/

verb - to express a desire to punish someone, often used figuratively to indicate extreme frustration or anger

 
jangle - drnčet, řinčet, chrastit, zvonit (nepříjemně)
BrE
/'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/'dʒæŋgl/

verb - to make a harsh, discordant, metallic sound, or to cause something to make such a sound

answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

chat up
chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌtʃæt 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtʃaæt̬ 'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music