act of God - vyšší moc

noun - something people have no control over, e.g. an earthquake etc.

 

court of law - soud

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

 

place of birth - místo narození

noun - the city in which you were born

 

out of hand - okamžitě, bez rozmyslu, bez uvážení

adverb - immediately, without thinking, without considering what others want

 

code of ethics - etický kodex

noun - a set of principles and guidelines which outlines the values of a particular organization, company etc.

chest of drawers - prádelník, komoda, zásuvková skříň

noun, British English - a kind of small wardrobe with many drawers

family of four - čtyřčlenná rodina

noun - a family consisting of four people

 

on top of - nahoře na (čem)

preposition - on the upper surface of

 

out of order - porouchaný, nefunkční

adjective - not working properly, broken down

a lot of - spousta (čeho)

determiner - a great many of, a large amount of

 

in spite of - navzdory, přes

preposition - despite, even though something else is true

 

a couple of - několik

determiner - a few, several, not many

 

free of charge - zadarmo, zdarma, bezplatně

adverb - without cost, without payment

 

matter-of-fact - strohý, bez emocí, chladný, nezaujatý

adjective - said or done without emotions or excitement

 

get hold of - zavolat někomu, dovolat se někomu, zkontaktovat někoho

verb - to get in touch with someone (esp. by phone)