hoax - obalamutit, vystřelit si (z někoho)
BrE
/'həʊks/
AmE
/'hoʊks/

verb - to trick or deceive someone by making them believe something unpleasant is true

 
adjustment - úprava, přizpůsobení
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/

noun - a small change made to improve something, a change in a person's behaviour

press sb's buttons
press sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpres sʌmbɒdiz 'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpres sʌmbədiz 'bʌtnz/

verb, British English, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

push sb's buttons
push sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ sʌmbɒdiz 'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ sʌmbədiz 'bʌtnz/

verb, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

 
shove - vrazit, strčit, nastrkat (něco, někoho někam)
BrE
/'ʃʌv/
AmE
/'ʃʌv/

verb - to push something or someone into something in a rough or careless way

 
nymphomaniac - nymfomanka
BrE
/'nɪmfəmeɪniæk/
AmE
/'nɪmfəmeɪniæk/

noun - a woman who wants to have sex more often than is considered normal

dishwasher
dishwasher - umývač nádobí
BrE
/'dɪʃwɒʃə/
AmE
/'dɪʃwɑ:ʃər/

noun - a person whose job is to wash the dishes (in a restaurant etc.)

 
mover - stěhovák
BrE
/'mu:və/
AmE
/'mu:vər/

noun - a person who helps people move their possessions from one house to another

 
destabilise - narušit (řád ap.)
BrE
/ˌdi:'steɪbəlaɪz/
AmE
/ˌdi:'steɪbəlaɪz/

verb, British English - to make a country, system, etc. less powerful and established, by causing problems

 
Breathalyzer - alkohol tester
BrE
/'breθəlaɪzə/
AmE
/'breθəlaɪzər/

noun - (trademark) a device used to measure the amount of alcohol someone has drunk

 
Vaseline - vazelína
BrE
/'væsəli:n/
AmE
/'væsəli:n/

noun - (trademark) a soft yellow substance made from oil, used to protect the skin

 
anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

 
move over - posunout se, udělat místo
BrE
/ˌmu:v'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌmu:v'oʊvər/

verb - to make room for somebody (on a couch etc) by changing your position

 
thresh - mlátit obilí
BrE
/'θreʃ/
AmE
/'θreʃ/

verb - to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine

 
selectively - výběrově, selektivně
BrE
/sɪ'lektɪvli/
AmE
/sɪ'lektɪvli/

adverb - in a way that relates to some things or people, and not others