driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 

squeeze in - vmáčknout, vtlačit (časově), udělat si čas (na někoho)

verb - to give someone your time or to meet with someone although you are very busy

repent - kát se, litovat (čeho)

verb, formal - to feel sorry that you've done something wrong and try not to do it again

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

roll your eyes - obrátit oči v sloup

verb - to move your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

 

come again - Cože?, Ještě jednou?

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that we need someone to repeat what they said

 

belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

 

mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

courier - kurýr, poslíček

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 

oppose - oponovat

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something or disagree with something

instalment - splátka

noun - a regular payment that is sent to someone in order to pay off a debt

 

tuck - zastrčit, založit, zandat, vecpat

verb - to put something into or under something in order to hide it or protect it

 

beacon - signální oheň

noun - (in the past) a fire lit on a hill to give a signal to someone