swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 

ask after - ptát se na (někoho)

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 

check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 

insistence - trvání (na něčem), naléhání

noun - an act of demanding something and refusing to accept any excuses

custom - zakázkový, dělaný na zakázku

adjective, American English - designed or made for a particular person or company (only before noun)

 

at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah

adjective - not distant

 

hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 

vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned

 

light - světlo na semaforu, semafor

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 

poach - pytlačit, lovit na černo

verb - to hunt or catch animals illegally, without permission

 

bring forward - přesunout na dřívější čas

verb - to change the time or date of something so that it happens earlier than planned

washing-up liquid - prostředek na mytí nádobí

noun, British English - a thick liquid that is used for washing plates, pot, pans etc.

 

consideration - ohledy (na co/koho)

noun - behaviour that is sensitive to the feelings of others

 

rip up - roztrhat, rozškubat (na kusy)

verb - to tear something into small pieces

 

on a basis - na bázi, nějakým způsobem

adverb - in a particular way