eagerness - horlivost, nadšení, dychtivost
BrE
/'i:gənəs/
AmE
/'i:gərnəs/

noun - the feeling of wanting to do something very much and as soon as possible

 
discourage - odradit (někoho od něčeho)
BrE
/dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/dɪs'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to take someone's hope, strength etc. away in order that they won't do something

 
make the best of - vytěžit maximum (např. ze situace), užít si (něco) jak to jen jde
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'best ɒv/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'best ɑ:v/

verb - to try to do or achieve something positive even if the circumstances aren't good

 
ditch - vykašlat se na (něco), odvrhnout, zahodit
BrE
/'dɪtʃ/
AmE
/'dɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to get rid of something, to decide not to do something or use something

 
or else - jinak (pro uvedení upozornění či výhrůžky)
BrE
/ɔ: 'els/
AmE
/ɔ:r 'els/

conjunction - used to warn someone that if they do not obey you may punish them

contractor
contractor - zhotovitel, stavitel, stavební firma, dodavatel
BrE
/kən'træktə/
AmE
/'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company who is hired to do work or provide services

thank you
thank you - poděkování, dík, vděk
BrE
/'θæŋkˌju:/
AmE
/'θæŋkˌju:/

noun - something that you say or do to thank someone for something they have done

 
quandary - dilema, nesnáz, těžká situace, bezradnost, nejistota
BrE
/'kwɒndəri/
AmE
/'kwɑ:ndəri/

noun - a state of uncertainty or confusion, especially about what to do in a difficult situation

 
moral - slušný, čestný, korektní (morálně)
BrE
/'mɒrəl/
AmE
/'mɑ:rəl/

adjective - having ideas about what is right and wrong, and trying to do what is right

 
lingua franca - lingua franca (dorozumívací jazyk)
BrE
/ˌlɪŋgwə'fræŋkə/
AmE
/ˌlɪŋgwə'fræŋkə/

noun - a language used for communication between people who do not share the same native language

 
bargain - dohoda, ujednání
BrE
/'bɑ:gɪn/
AmE
/'bɑ:rgɪn/

noun - an agreement between two people or groups of people to do something for each other

 
saddle with - hodit na krk (něco nepříjemného)
BrE
/'sædl wɪθ/
AmE
/'sædl wɪθ/

verb - to give someone an unpleasant responsibility or a difficult job that they do not want

 
butter up - podlézat, přehnaně lichotit, mazat med kolem huby
BrE
/'ˌbʌtəˌʌp/
AmE
/'ˌbʌtərˌʌp/

verb, informal - to say nice things to someone because you want them to do something for you

 
insurance - pojistka, zabezpečení (proti něčemu)
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns/

noun - something that you do that might protect you from something bad happening in the future

 
proficiency - dovednost, zdatnost
BrE
/prə'fɪʃnsi/
AmE
/prə'fɪʃnsi/

noun - the ability to do something well because you have the skill and experience at it