commuter - dojíždějící

noun - a person who has to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 

close shave - únik o vlásek

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

appreciate - ocenit, vážit si

verb - to be grateful for something, to realize the value of something and behave accordingly

listen - poslouchat

verb - to pay attention when you want to hear somebody or something, for example music

 

specialize - specializovat se, specializovat

verb - to concentrate on one field only in order to be very good at it

 

soothe - utišit, uklidnit, utěšovat, zklidnit (bolest)

verb - to make something less painful, to make somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

shrug - pokrčit rameny

verb - to move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not know

 

shine - leštit, naleštit, vyleštit

verb - to polish, to rub an object so that it is very clean and bright

scold - hubovat, peskovat, vynadat

verb - to tell off, to speak angrily at somebody because they have done something bad

offend - urazit, urážet

verb - to say or do something that causes somebody to feel angry, annoyed or unhappy

 

riddle - hádanka

noun - a funny (sometimes rhymed) question you have to answer or guess the answer to

ring - zvonit, zazvonit

verb - to make a sound like a bell, to make a bell produce a sound

peer - zírat, upřeně se dívat, dívat se z blízka

verb - a to look at something closely, carefully, esp. when it is difficult to see

 

pad - vycpat (vatou apod.)

verb - to fill something with thick material to protect it or make it more comfortable

 

promote - propagovat, dělat reklamu (čemu)

verb - to let the public know about a product in order to increase its sales