tread water - šlapat vodu, stagnovat

verb - to stay in the same spot, not to make any progress

 

the other night - tuhle večer, nedávno večer, tuhle v noci, nedávno v noci

adverb, informal - a few nights ago, recently in the evening, recently at night

 

armful - náruč (čeho), plná náruč (čeho)

noun - the amount of something that can be carried in your arms

 

cupful - hrnek (čeho), šálek (čeho), plný hrnek (čeho), plný šálek (čeho)

noun - the amount of something that can be held in a cup

 

bowlful - mísa (čeho), plná mísa (čeho)

noun - the amount of something that can be held in a bowl

 

the Soviet Union - Sovětský Svaz

noun - a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed till 1991

 

make a beeline for - namířit si to přímo k, jít rovnou k, štrádovat si to rovnou k

verb, informal - to walk or run quickly in a direct line towards something

 

five o'clock shadow - strniště (nepatrné)

noun, informal - beard growth visible in the evening on a man's shaved face

 

fool around - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

horse about - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, British English, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

horse around - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

take - pochopit, přebrat si něco, brát něco (nějak)

verb - to look at something or understand something in a particular way

 

be on a tight schedule - nemít času nazbyt

verb - to be in a hurry, to have no time to waste

south - jižně

adverb - in the direction which is on the compass opposite the north

fissure - prasklina, trhlina, puklina

noun - a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the Earth's surface; a split or separation in a body part, such as the skin or the brain