extensively - rozsáhle, značně
BrE
/ɪk'stensɪvli/
AmE
/ɪk'stensɪvli/

adverb - to a great range or effect

 
erode - narušit
BrE
/ɪ'rəʊd/
AmE
/ɪ'rəʊd/

verb - to gradually reduce or destroy something

 
dissolve - propuknout (v pláč, smích)
BrE
/dɪ'zɒlv/
AmE
/dɪ'zɑ:lv/

verb - to suddenly start crying, laughing, etc.

 
crack - praštit, udeřit
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to hit something or someone hard

 
magnify - zesilovat, zvyšovat
BrE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/

verb - to make something louder, stronger, etc.

 
transit - projet, přejet
BrE
/'trænzɪt/
AmE
/'trænzɪt/

verb - to pass through or over something

 
grizzled - prošedivělý
BrE
/'grɪzld/
AmE
/'grɪzld/

adjective - (of hair) starting to turn grey

meticulous
meticulous - puntičkářský, úzkostlivě pečlivý, akurátní
BrE
/mə'tɪkjələs/
AmE
/mə'tɪkjələs/

adjective - paying careful attention to small details

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
blow away - odfouknout
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - (of wind) to carry something away

 
play down - zlehčit, bagatelizovat, zlehčovat
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/

verb - to make something seem less important

 
play along - přistoupit na něco, spolupracovat (na oko)
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɑ:ŋ/

verb - to pretend that you co-operate

 
biodegradable - biologicky rozložitelný
BrE
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/
AmE
/ˌbaɪoʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/

adjective - able to decompose without causing pollution

 
enfold - obklopit, zabalit
BrE
/ɪn'fəʊld/
AmE
/ɪn'fəʊld/

verb, literary - to cover someone or something completely

 
administer - dát, podat (lék)
BrE
/æd'mɪnɪstə/
AmE
/æd'mɪnɪstər/

verb, formal - to give someone drugs, medicine, etc.