knock out - vyřadit (ze soutěže)
BrE
/'nɒk 'aʊt/
AmE
/'nɑ:k 'aʊt/

verb - to defeat someone in a game, so that they cannot continue competing

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 
dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

brush up
brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

 
snooze - dřímat, pospávat
BrE
/'snu:z/
AmE
/'snu:z/

verb - to sleep lightly during the day, especially if you're not in bed

gulp down
gulp down - zhltnout, hltat, lokat, hodit do sebe
BrE
/ˌgʌlp'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌgʌlp'daʊn/

verb - to eat or drink something quickly and eagerly, often in large amounts

 
abdicate - odstoupit, zříct se (např. funkce), vzdát se (čeho)
BrE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/
AmE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/

verb - to formally give up or renounce a position of power or responsibility

 
wring - vytáhnout (něco z někoho), vynutit, vymámit
BrE
/'rɪŋ/
AmE
/'rɪŋ/

verb - to get something from someone with difficulty, often through effort or pressure

 
trudge - vléct se, prodírat se
BrE
/'trʌdʒ/
AmE
/'trʌdʒ/

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)

 
uncannily - neobvykle, zvláštně, podivně, nepochopitelně, neuvěřitelně
BrE
/ʌn'kænɪli/
AmE
/ʌn'kænɪli/

adverb - in a way that is strange, unusual, difficult to explain or understand

 
cancel out - vyrovnat (se), vykrátit (se), vyrušit (se)
BrE
/ˌkænsl'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkænsl'aʊt/

verb - not to have any effect because two things have the opposite effect

 
meet and greet - seznamovačka (s fanoušky)
BrE
/ˌmi:tən'gri:t/
AmE
/ˌmi:t̬ən'gri:t/

noun, informal - an event where famous people can meet and talk to their fans

 
chap - popraskat, rozpraskat (ruce, rty)
BrE
/'tʃæp/
AmE
/'tʃæp/

verb - (of the skin on hands or lips) to become dry and sore

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

 
provide for - živit (koho), zabezpečovat (koho)
BrE
/prə'vaɪd fɔ:/
AmE
/prə'vaɪd fɔ:r/

verb - to give somebody the things they need, such as food, clothes etc.