country code - předvolba státu (tel.), předvolba (tel.)

noun - the number that you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact someone in a different country

 

strut - pyšná chůze, vykračování

noun - an act of walking in a proud way with your head up and chest out, as if you are very important

 

weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

Aspirin - Aspirin, acylpirin

noun - (trademark) a medicine that people often take when they do not feel okay, e.g. if they have a headache or temperature

blackmail - vydírání

noun - an illegal act in which you threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 

hesitation - váhání, rozpaky, zaváhání

noun - a short pause that you make before you do something, esp. because you are not sure if it's a good idea

 

woozy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually because you are weak, sick etc.

warranty - záruka (na zboží)

noun - a statement that promises that if a product you buy is faulty, it will be replaced or repaired free of charge

 

the more the merrier - čím více, tím lépe

phrase - a saying used when someone wants to say that an event or activity will be more entertaining if more people come

 

out of sight out of mind - sejde z očí - sejde z mysli

phrase - a phrase people use to say that if you don't see someone or something, it is easy to forget about them

 

area code - místní předvolba (tel.), předvolba (tel.)

noun - the number you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact somebody in a different area or region

 

fuse - pojistka (elektr.)

noun - a thin wire placed in an electric circuit that blows if there is too much power, it prevents damage or fire

plain clothes - civilní oblečení, civil

noun - regular clothes that police officers wear instead of a uniform if they don't want people to know that they are police officers

 

bedpan - ložní mísa, mísa (ložní)

noun - a kind of bowl that people use instead of a toilet when they can't leave the bed (if they are sick etc.)