push the right buttons - uhodit na správnou strunu, zařídit se podle situace (k dosažení svého)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/

verb, informal - to do exactly what is needed to get what you want, often in a clever way

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

climbing
climbing - horolezectví, lezení, lezectví
BrE
/'klaɪmɪŋ/
AmE
/'klaɪmɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you try to get on top of a mountain or a rock

 
benefit - příspěvek, přídavek, výhoda, dávka, podpora, benefit
BrE
/'benəfɪt/
AmE
/'benəfɪt/

noun - advantages that you get in addition to your salary, e.g. paid maternity leave or life insurance

interview
interview - rozhovor
BrE
/'ɪntəvju:/
AmE
/'ɪnt̬əvju:/

noun - a conversation where one person asks questions and another answers, usually to get information or opinions

imagination
imagination - představivost, fantazie
BrE
/ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃn/

noun - the ability to form pictures in your mind, the ability to get new and original ideas

bachelor
bachelor - bakalář
BrE
/'bætʃələ/
AmE
/'bætʃələr/

noun - a degree that you can get at a college after three or four years of studying

boarding pass
boarding pass - palubní lístek
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋpɑ:s/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋˌpæs/

noun, American English - a card you need to have in order to be allowed to get on a plane

destination
destination - cíl cesty
BrE
/ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/

noun - the place where you are going or aiming to get to; the goal of a journey

degree
degree - titul (akademický), akademický titul
BrE
/dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/dɪ'gri:/

noun - a kind of title you get when you graduate from a university, e.g. Ph.D., M.A., etc.

change
change - drobné
BrE
/'tʃeɪnʒ/
AmE
/'tʃeɪnʒ/

noun - the money that you get back in a shop when you pay more than something costs

score
score - skórovat, dát gól
BrE
/'skɔ:/
AmE
/'skɔ:r/

verb - to get a point in sport, e.g. in football by kicking the ball into the goal

 
boarding card - palubní lístek
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋ kɑ:d/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋ kɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a card you need to have in order to be allowed to get on a plane

 
overtake - předstihnout, předběhnout, předhonit
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvə'teɪk/

verb - to catch up with somebody who is ahead of you and get in front of them