drain
drain - zbavit vody, nechat okapat, slít
BrE
/'dreɪn/
AmE
/'dreɪn/

verb - to remove the water from something

 
snip off - odstřihnout, ušmiknout, ustřihnout
BrE
/ˌsnɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsnɪp'ɑ:f/

verb - to cut something off with scissors

 
prosper - prosperovat
BrE
/'prɒspə/
AmE
/'prɑ:spər/

verb - to develop, grow or spread successfully

 
surge - valit se, hrnout se, navalit se, nahrnout se
BrE
/'sɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'sɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to increase or move forward suddenly

 
illiterate - negramotný
BrE
/ɪ'lɪtərət/
AmE
/ɪ'lɪt̬ərət/

adjective - not able to read and write

 
take pleasure in - mít potěšení z
BrE
/ˌteɪk'pleʒə ɪn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'pleʒər ɪn/

phrase - to get enjoyment out of something

 
sculpt - tvarovat
BrE
/'skʌlpt/
AmE
/'skʌlpt/

verb - to shape (esp. stone, wood etc.)

 
nearsighted - krátkozraký
BrE
/ˌnɪə'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌnɪr'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective, American English - not able to see far ahead

reassure
reassure - uklidnit (někoho), ukonejšit, povzbudit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'ʃʊə/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'ʃʊr/

verb - to make someone stop feeling worried

 
numeracy - početní dovednost, početní dovednosti
BrE
/'nju:mərəsi/
AmE
/'nu:mərəsi/

noun - the ability to work with numbers

 
extend - natáhnout (např. ruku)
BrE
/ɪk'stend/
AmE
/ɪk'stend/

verb - to hold out (a hand etc.)

 
greatly - velmi, velice, obrovsky, značně, výrazně
BrE
/'greɪtli/
AmE
/'greɪtli/

adverb - very much, to a great extent

 
light up - osvítit, osvětlit, ozářit
BrE
/ˌlaɪt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌlaɪt̬'ʌp/

verb - to shine light on/in something

 
do up - zvelebit (dům apod.), zkrášlit (dům apod.), dát do kupy (dům apod.)
BrE
/ˌdu'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdu'ʌp/

verb, British English - to repair and decorate a house

promote
promote - povýšit
BrE
/prə'məʊt/
AmE
/prə'moʊt/

verb - to raise someone's rank or position