stand by - být v pohotovosti
BrE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/

verb - be ready to act if something happens

 
watch out - dát si pozor, být opatrný, mít se na pozoru, dávat si bacha
BrE
/ˌwɒtʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:tʃ'aʊt/

verb - to be careful because of possible danger

 
condemn - odsoudit, odsoudit (k trestu)
BrE
/kən'dem/
AmE
/kən'dem/

verb, formal - to say what someone's punishment will be

 
job - práce, úkol
BrE
/'dʒɒb/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:b/

noun - a task that needs to be done

awkward
awkward - neohrabaný, nešikovný
BrE
/'ɔ:kwəd/
AmE
/'ɔ:kwərd/

adjective - clumsy, not able to be used easily

burn down
burn down - shořet
BrE
/'bɜ:n'daʊn/
AmE
/'bɜ:rn'daʊn/

verb - to be destroyed by fire and flames

 
compose - skládat se, tvořit součást (celku)
BrE
/kəm'pəʊz/
AmE
/kəm'poʊz/

verb - to be a part of a whole

 
uncompetitive - nesoutěživý, nekonkurenční, nekonkurenceschopný
BrE
/ˌʌnkəm'petətɪv/
AmE
/ˌʌnkəm'petətɪv/

adjective - not trying to be as good or better than others, not able to be as good as others

 
pass for - být brán za, být považován za
BrE
/'pɑ:s fɔ:/
AmE
/'pæs fɔ:r/

verb - to be accepted as someone that you are not, to be mistaken for someone who you are not

 
skew - zkosit, naklonit, zešikmit
BrE
/'skju:/
AmE
/'skju:/

verb - to cause something to be not straight; to distort or slant

 
miss - zmeškat, propásnout, přijít o
BrE
/'mɪs/
AmE
/'mɪs/

verb - to be too late for something; to fail to go somewhere

 
send off for - napsat si o (co)
BrE
/ˌsend'ɒf fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌsend'ɑ:f fɔ:r/

verb - to ask (in writing) for something to be sent to you

 
live on - vyjít s (penězi)
BrE
/'lɪvˌɒn/
AmE
/'lɪvˌɑ:n/

verb - to have enough money to be able to afford basic things

 
mind - dát pozor
BrE
/'maɪnd/
AmE
/'maɪnd/

verb - used to tell someone to be careful not to do something

 
skew - zkreslit, zmanipulovat, překroutit (údaje, výsledky apod.)
BrE
/'skju:/
AmE
/'skju:/

verb - to cause data or results to be biased or distorted