cry over spilt milk - brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem

verb, British English - to regret something that has already happened and you cannot do anything about

 

guidelines - pokyny, směrnice

noun - an official set of rules or principles telling people how to do something

 

by all means - rozhodně, každopádně, v každém případě

phrase - used to tell someone that you let them do something or have something

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

qualification - kvalifikace, způsobilost, oprávnění

noun - the education, training, examinations etc. that you need to do a particular job

 

practise - provádět, vykonávat, praktikovat

verb - to do something on a regular basis as part of your normal behavior

bring off - podařit se, dařit se, prosadit, uspět, zmáknout

verb - to be successful against all expectations; to manage to do something very hard

 

cough up - vysolit, navalit, vypláznout (peníze), neochotně zaplatit

verb, informal - to give money unwillingly, especially when you are forced or pressured to do so

incompetence - neschopnost, nekompetentnost, neodbornost, nezpůsobilost, nekvalifikovanost

noun - the lack of ability, skill, or knowledge needed to do something successfully or correctly

 

oblige - ukládat za povinnost, zavázat, zavazovat, nutit, přinutit

verb, formal - to feel like you have to do something because of a rule or duty

 

trap - past, léčka

noun - a plan or trick to catch somebody or make them do what you want

 

insensitivity - lhostejnost

noun - a lack of reaction to something, usually because you do not care about it

wimp - slaboch, měkkota, padavka

noun, informal - someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult