ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

scoop
scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)
BrE
/'sku:p/
AmE
/'sku:p/

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

 
take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 
work up - rozčílit, rozčilovat, rozrušit
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk'ʌp/

verb - to make somebody upset, angry or excited, to make yourself upset, angry or excited

 
jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)
BrE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/
AmE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

 
live off - být živen, nechat se živit
BrE
/'lɪv 'ɒf/
AmE
/'lɪv 'ɑ:f/

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

broil
broil - grilovat, péct shora
BrE
/'brɔɪl/
AmE
/'brɔɪl/

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)

leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
introvert - introvert (člověk)
BrE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:t/
AmE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:rt/

noun - a quiet and usually shy person who finds it difficult to talk to people

 
investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success

froth
froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)
BrE
/'frɒθ/
AmE
/'frɑ:θ/

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

outsource
outsource - zajištovat externě, zadávat subdodavatelům
BrE
/'aʊtsɔ:s/
AmE
/'aʊtsɔ:rs/

verb - to delegate a specific task, job, or service to an external party or organization

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly