dress - ochutit (salát), upravit, očistit (maso)

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

 

dare - výzva, vyhecování

noun - a situation in which somebody has been challenged to do something or asked to prove that they are brave enough to do something

orientate - zorientovat, seznámit, uvést do problematiky, nasměrovat

verb - to make someone familiar with a new place, situation, or system, or to find your position or direction in relation to your surroundings

 

check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 

trap - uvěznit (přeneseně), zablokovat, znemožnit únik

verb - to keep something or somebody in a dangerous situation from which they want to escape but cannot, or to prevent them from escaping

 

jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

telephone - telefon

noun - a system that enables people to talk to each other across large distances, you need a number to call somebody using this system

modem - modem

noun - a device that connects the computer to telephone lines in order to send and receive e-mails and connect to the internet etc.

 

let someone stew - nechat někoho podusit (ve vlastní šťávě), nechat někoho vyžrat si něco

verb - to allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions or mistakes, often by leaving them to worry or suffer without offering help

Syria - Sýrie

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

 

oesophagus - jícen

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 

default - nedodržet, promeškat, nesplnit (závazky apod.)

verb - to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time

hitch-hike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner