ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

scoop
scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)
BrE
/'sku:p/
AmE
/'sku:p/

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

 
hold back - držet se zpátky
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

 
think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
spatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout
BrE
/'spætə/
AmE
/'spæt̬ər/

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something

 
introvert - introvert (člověk)
BrE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:t/
AmE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:rt/

noun - a quiet and usually shy person who finds it difficult to talk to people

help yourself
help yourself - posluž(te) si, ber(te) si, nabídni si, nabídněte si
BrE
/ˌhelp jə'self/
AmE
/ˌhelp jər'self/

verb - to take something you want without asking permission; used when offering food to someone

 
lay out - rozložit, rozestavět, rozvrhnout, rozplánovat, vyskládat (kde)
BrE
/leɪ 'aʊt/
AmE
/leɪ 'aʊt/

verb - to arrange something neatly, so it can be seen clearly or ready to use

 
in a mood - ve špatné náladě, nabroušený
BrE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/
AmE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/

adverb, informal - to be feeling angry or mad and therefore not being friendly to other people

 
preheat - předehřát, rozehřát, nahřát
BrE
/ˌpri:'hi:t/
AmE
/ˌpri:'hi:t/

verb - to make the oven etc. hot before you put food into it to cook

 
portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat
BrE
/'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'pɔ:rʃn/

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)