mystify - zmást, poplést
BrE
/'mɪstɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mɪstɪfaɪ/

verb - to confuse someone by doing something strange

 
surmount - překonat (problémy)
BrE
/sə'maʊnt/
AmE
/sər'maʊnt/

verb, formal - to overcome a difficulty or a problem

 
buoyancy - schopnost plavat, schopnost udržet se na hladině
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - the state of being able to float

 
mindless of - nedbaje, nedbající
BrE
/'maɪndləs əv/
AmE
/'maɪndləs əv/

adjective, formal - not paying attention to, not minding something

 
appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit
BrE
/ə'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:l/

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 
powdered milk - sušené mléko
BrE
/ˌpaʊdəd 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ˌpaʊdərd 'mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been evaporated to dryness

 
snap - pohoda, hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
cakewalk - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'keɪkwɔ:k/
AmE
/'keɪkwɑ:k/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
take by surprise - překvapit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌteɪk baɪ sə'praɪz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk baɪ sər'praɪz/

verb - to do something that somebody doesn't expect

 
pull down - strhnout, zbourat, zbořit, svrhnout
BrE
/ˌpʊl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'daʊn/

verb - to demolish a building, a wall etc.

do the dusting
do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach
BrE
/du: ðə 'dʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/du: də 'dʌstɪŋ/

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 
sick of - (mít) plné zuby, (mít) po krk (něčeho)
BrE
/'sɪk əv/
AmE
/'sɪk əv/

adjective, informal - to hate something or someone very much

 
blame on - vinit, obvinit, obviňovat, svalovat vinu na
BrE
/'bleɪm ˌɒn/
AmE
/'bleɪm ˌɑ:n/

verb - to assign responsibility for something on someone

 
in a way - svým způsobem, v jistém smyslu, do jisté míry
BrE
/ɪn ə 'weɪ/
AmE
/ɪn ə 'weɪ/

phrase - in a particular manner, to some extent

 
DJ - dělat diskžokeje
BrE
/'di:dʒeɪ/
AmE
/'di:dʒeɪ/

verb - to play recorded music at an event