pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský
BrE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/
AmE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

rebuke
rebuke - kárat, vynadat
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

verb - to speak to someone in an angry and critical way

 
brace - podepřít, podpírat
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

verb - to support something to make it stronger or more stable

 
readjust - pozměnit, poopravit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to move something slightly in order to correct its position

 
discriminate - rozlišovat
BrE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 
ask around - poptat se
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/

verb - to try to get some information by asking several people

 
buoy - povzbudit, rozveselit, zvednout náladu. dodat sebejistotu
BrE
/'bɔɪ/
AmE
/'bu:i/

verb - to cheer someone up, to give someone courage or confidence

 
buoy up - rozveselit, povzbudit
BrE
/ˌbɔɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbu:i:'ʌp/

verb - to cheer somebody up, to give someone courage or confidence

 
access - dostat se (k informacím)
BrE
/'ækses/
AmE
/'ækses/

verb, formal - to open a website, etc. in order to find information

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 
compute - spočítat, vypočítat
BrE
/kəm'pju:t/
AmE
/kəm'pju:t/

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate

 
cruise - lovit, být na lovu (sexuálního partnera)
BrE
/'kru:z/
AmE
/'kru:z/

verb - to go to public places, looking for a sexual partner

 
overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

 
respawn - znovu se objevit, znovu se oživit
BrE
/ri:'spɔ:n/
AmE
/ri:'spɔ:n/

verb - (especially in videogames) to appear again, to start living again

 
have - přihodit se, stát se (někomu něco bez vlastního přičinění)
BrE
/'hæv/
AmE
/'hæv/

verb - to experience something, usually unpleasant, that someone does to you