probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat

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

 

knock out - vyřadit (ze soutěže)

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

 

dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době

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

brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)

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

 

spell out - vyhláskovat

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 

snooze - dřímat, pospávat

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

hardened - otužilý

adjective - having become resistant to cold weather, having improved one's fitness and immunity

sugar cane - cukrová třtina

noun - a tropical plant with tall stems that are used to make sugar

 

putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

 

whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 

owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 

handover - předání

noun - the act of giving something to someone, especially the control of something

 

overact - být afektovaný

verb - to express your emotions too strongly, especially when acting in a play

grind - brousit, opilovat

verb - to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it against something hard

 

declassify - odtajnit, zveřejnit

verb - to state officially that political or military information is no longer secret