smarten up
smarten up - vyparádit, vystrojit
BrE
/ˌsmɑ:tn'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsmɑ:rtn'ʌp/

verb - to spruce up, to make something look tidy and smart

 
baking soda - jedlá soda
BrE
/'beɪkɪŋˌsəʊdə/
AmE
/'beɪkɪŋˌsoʊdə/

noun - a white compound used in baking bowders and other things

stables
stables - stáje
BrE
/'steɪblz/
AmE
/'steɪblz/

noun - a place where people keep horses and/or other animals

 
take a stand - postavit se za svůj názor, stát za svým názorem
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'stænd/

verb - to have an opinion and be prepared to defend it

 
untrimmed - neupravený, nezastřihnutý, nezastřižený
BrE
/ʌn'trɪmd/
AmE
/ʌn'trɪmd/

adjective - not made nice and neat by cutting off unwanted parts

 
asset - aktivum, majetek
BrE
/'æset/
AmE
/'æset/

noun - something of value that a company owns and can use

 
assets - aktiva, majetek
BrE
/'æsets/
AmE
/'æsets/

noun - everything of value that a company owns and can use

 
unambitious - neambiciózní, bez ambicí
BrE
/ˌʌnæm'bɪʃəs/
AmE
/ˌʌnæm'bɪʃəs/

adjective - not wanting and expecting to achieve great things in life

 
unintelligent - neinteligentní, nepříliš inteligentní, ne moc chytrý
BrE
/ˌʌnɪn'telɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪn'telɪdʒənt/

adjective - not able to learn and understand things, not very smart

 
take by storm - vzít útokem
BrE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:m/
AmE
/ˌteɪk baɪ 'stɔ:rm/

verb - to attack and capture, usually with a lot of force

rocking horse
rocking horse - houpací kůň
BrE
/'rɒkɪŋˌhɔ:s/
AmE
/'rɑ:kɪŋˌhɔ:rs/

noun - a wooden horse for children that rocks back and forth

 
solvent - solventní
BrE
/'sɒlvənt/
AmE
/'sɑ:lvənt/

adjective - able to pay one's bills and meet other financial obligations

 
trigonometry - trigonometrie
BrE
/ˌtrɪgə'nɒmətri/
AmE
/ˌtrɪgə'nɑ:mətri/

noun - the type of mathematics that studies triangles and their angles

 
charge - vyrazit, učinit výpad, zaútočit
BrE
/'tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:rdʒ/

verb - to move quickly and suddenly, esp. when you attack someone

tedious
tedious - nudný, zdlouhavý, jednotvárný
BrE
/'ti:diəs/
AmE
/'ti:diəs/

adjective - not holding your attention, not interesting, too long and boring