hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
take a hike - jít do háje, vypadnout, vodprejsknout
BrE
/ˌteɪkə'haɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪkə'haɪk/

verb, American English, informal - a phrase we use to tell somebody to go away and stop bothering us

bellows
bellows - měch, dmychadlo
BrE
/'beləʊz/
AmE
/'beloʊz/

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 
undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 
lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat
BrE
/'lu:brɪkeɪt/
AmE
/'lu:brɪkeɪt/

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici
BrE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

 
dress - ochutit (salát), upravit, očistit (maso)
BrE
/'dres/
AmE
/'dres/

verb - to prepare food for eating (e.g. salad); to prepare food for cooking (e.g. meat)

 
lace - stříknout, přidat malé množství (většinou alkoholu, drogy nebo jedu)
BrE
/'leɪs/
AmE
/'leɪs/

verb - to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug or poison to a drink

 
hold back - držet se zpátky
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

 
think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

 
readjust - přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before