sustain - utrpět
BrE
/səs'teɪn/
AmE
/səs'teɪn/

verb - to undergo (an illness, injury etc.)

 
spur - podnítit
BrE
/'spɜ:/
AmE
/'spɜ:r/

verb - to stimulate or strongly encourage something

 
inundate - zaplavit
BrE
/'ɪnʌndeɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnʌndeɪt/

verb, formal - to flood something with water etc.

 
shuck - sloupnout, vyloupnout
BrE
/'ʃʌk/
AmE
/'ʃʌk/

verb - to remove something from the shell

 
creep up - plížit se
BrE
/ˌkri:p'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkri:p'ʌp/

verb - to move forward without being noticed

capture
capture - zachytit (např. fotografií apod.)
BrE
/'kæptʃə/
AmE
/'kæptʃər/

verb - to take a picture of something

 
outgrow - vyrůst z (něčeho), přerůst (přes něco)
BrE
/ˌaʊt'grəʊ/
AmE

verb - to become too large for something

 
tangle - zaplést, zamotat, zamotat se
BrE
/'tæŋgl/
AmE
/'tæŋgl/

verb - to turn into an untidy mess

 
swot up - šprtat, drtit se (učit se)
BrE
/ˌswɒt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌswɑ:t'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to study intensively before an exam

 
crash - řítit se, padat
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - to come down quickly and violently

 
turn out the light - vypnout světlo
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'aʊt ðə 'laɪt/

verb - to make the light stop shining

 
overtake - zaskočit, překvapit (zaskočit)
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'teɪk/

verb - to overcome somebody unexpectedly and emotionally

 
creak - skřípat, vrzat
BrE
/'kri:k/
AmE
/'kri:k/

verb - to make a high squeaking noise

 
trip - cupitat, ťapat, ťapkat, hopsat
BrE
/'trɪp/
AmE
/'trɪp/

verb, literary - to walk with quick short steps

 
characterize - charakterizovat
BrE
/'kærəktəraɪz/
AmE
/'kærəktəraɪz/

verb - to describe the quality of something