onus - povinnost, břímě
BrE
/'əʊnəs/
AmE
/'oʊnəs/

noun, formal - (formal) an obligation to do something, a burden

 
placate - uklidnit, uchlácholit, ukonejšit
BrE
/plə'keɪt/
AmE
/'pleɪkeɪt/

verb - to make someone stop feeling angry or upset

 
capture - zachytit
BrE
/'kæptʃə/
AmE
/'kæptʃər/

verb - to catch something (such as somebody's attention etc.)

 
dressmaker - švadlena
BrE
/'dresˌmeɪkə/
AmE
/'dresˌmeɪkər/

noun - a person whose job is to make clothes

 
yelp - vyjeknout, vyštěknout
BrE
/'jelp/
AmE
/'jelp/

verb - to cry out suddenly (as if in pain)

 
turn out - vyklopit (např. z formy na pečení)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'aʊt/

verb - to empty something by turning it upside down

 
snap - lapnout, chňapnout
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

verb - to take hold of something quickly and suddenly

 
redeem - vykoupit (náb.)
BrE
/rɪ'di:m/
AmE
/rɪ'di:m/

verb - to free (somebody) from sin and death (relig.)

 
roll down - stáhnout, srolovat
BrE
/ˌrəʊl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌroʊl'daʊn/

verb - to move something downward by turning it over

 
proclaim - prohlašovat, ohlašovat, hlásat
BrE
/prə'kleɪm/
AmE
/prə'kleɪm/

verb - to announce something (esp. in an official way)

 
draw blood - prolít krev
BrE
/ˌdrɔ:'blʌd/
AmE
/ˌdrɔ:'blʌd/

verb - to make blood come out of the body

 
captive - zajatý, v zajetí
BrE
/'kæptɪv/
AmE
/'kæptɪv/

adjective - like a prisoner, imprisoned, not free to leave

 
stand in for - zastoupit za
BrE
/ˌstænd'ɪn fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌstænd'ɪn fɔ:r/

verb - to take someone's place for a short time

 
spread - rozšířit, zvětšit, roztáhnout, rozšířit se, zvětšit se, roztáhnout se
BrE
/'spred/
AmE
/'spred/

verb - to become or make bigger, wider, longer etc.

 
short-sighted - krátkozraký (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not able to see far into the future