lure - lákat, nalákat, přilákat
BrE
/'lʊə/
AmE
/'lʊr/

verb - to persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something, usually in a tricky way

 
leave a message - zanechat vzkaz
BrE
/ˌli:v ə'mesɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌli:v ə'mesɪdʒ/

verb - to leave a piece of information for somebody who you can't speak to directly

lighten
lighten - zesvětlit, prosvětlit, osvětlit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to give more light or brightness, to become or make something lighter and brighter

launch
launch - spustit (na vodu), vypustit (družici)
BrE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/

verb - to set on water (a boat etc.), to send into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

scold
scold - hubovat, peskovat, vynadat
BrE
/'skəʊld/
AmE
/'skoʊld/

verb - to tell off, to speak angrily at somebody because they have done something bad

surprise
surprise - překvapit
BrE
/sə'praɪz/
AmE
/sər'praɪz/

verb - to do something that somebody doesn't expect, esp. to make them happy (or unhappy)

log on
log on - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)
BrE
/ˌlɒg'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:g'ɑ:n/

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

log in
log in - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)
BrE
/ˌlɒg'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:g'ɪn/

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

lose
lose - ztratit, přijít o
BrE
/'lu:z/
AmE
/'lu:z/

verb - to have something no more; to put something somewhere where you can't find it

listen
listen - poslouchat
BrE
/'lɪsn/
AmE
/'lɪsn/

verb - to pay attention when you want to hear somebody or something, for example music

arrest
arrest - zatknout
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

 
close shave - únik o vlásek
BrE
/'kləʊs ʃeɪv/
AmE

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

 
intervene - zakročit, zasáhnout (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'vi:n/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'vi:n/

verb - to become involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

horror
horror - hororový
BrE
/'hɒrə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rər/

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

seize
seize - chopit se (čeho), popadnout, zabrat (silou)
BrE
/'si:z/
AmE
/'si:z/

verb - to take hold of something or to take control of something (esp. by force)