but for - kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)

preposition - a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'

offer - nabídnout, nabízet

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

 

spell - zakletí, prokletí

noun - a state caused as if by magic

 

cloud - zahalit, zastínit

verb - to cover as if with a cloud

check - zkontrolovat, kontrolovat

verb - to see if something is all right

 

provided - za předpokladu, pokud

conjunction - if, as long as, on condition that

 

stand by - být v pohotovosti

verb - be ready to act if something happens

 

one-track - omezený, jednostranný, zaměřený jen jedním směrem

adjective - focused only on one thing or idea, without considering other possibilities

 

fad - pobláznění, móda, výstřelek

noun - something that is only popular for a short period of time

 

cherrypick - vybírat si (jen to nejlepší)

verb, informal - to choose only the best and leave the rest for others

egotistic - egoistický

adjective - thinking and talking about oneself too much, only interested in oneself

 

single parent family - neúplná rodina

noun, formal - a family where the children is raised by one parent only

 

one-night stand - sex na jednu noc, jednorázovka

noun, informal - an occasion when people have sex only once and never again

 

one-hit wonder - hit jedné sezóny

noun - a thing that is popular for a very short time only

one-way street - jednosměrka

noun - a street where the traffic can go only in one direction