a couple of - několik

determiner - a few, several, not many

 

a little bit - trochu

adverb - to some extent, slightly

 

break a promise - porušit slib

phrase - not to keep a promise

 

give a shit - starat se (o něco), záležet (někomu na něčem), mít zájem (o něco)

phrase, informal - to care about something

a lot of - spousta (čeho)

determiner - a great many of, a large amount of

 

a day off - den volna

noun - a day when you don't have to go to work

 

a year ago - před rokem

adverb - one year before now

 

in a minute - za chviličku, za chvilku, za minutku, hned

adverb - in a moment

 

give a party - pořádat večírek

phrase - to host a party

 

at a premium - vzácný

adjective - valuable because being rare

 

once a month - jednou za měsíc

adverb - one time in a month

 

in a nutshell - v kostce, ve zkratce, stručně

phrase - summed up, said in a few words

 

in a row - po sobě, za sebou

adverb - one after the other

 

a number of - několik

determiner - several, a few

 

by a whisker - o chlup, o vlásek

adverb - by very little