dread - obava, bázeň

noun - fear, especially of something that is going to happen or might be going to happen

nuzzle - lísat se, tulit se

verb - to touch or rub gently (usually with the nose, cheek, mouth etc.) to show affection

tiptoe - jít po špičkách, chodit po špičkách

verb - to walk on the tips of your toes (especially in order not to be heard)

call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 

be out of line - být neoprávněný, nemít na něco právo

verb, informal - to do something that is not suitable, that you don't have the right to do

 

embezzle - zpronevěřit

verb - to steal (or using wrongly) someone else's money or property that was entrusted to you

 

proactive - aktivní

adjective - being in control of a situation, as opposed to just waiting for things to happen

cling film - potravinová fólie

noun, British English - a very thin plastic foil used to wrap food in order to keep it fresh

 

tuck - zastrčit, založit, zandat, vecpat

verb - to put something into or under something in order to hide it or protect it

 

beacon - signální oheň

noun - (in the past) a fire lit on a hill to give a signal to someone

 

bookmark - přidat do záložek, založit si, vytvořit si záložku

verb - to mark a specific page in a book using a bookmark, making it easier to return to that page later without losing one's place, to save or mark a specific webpage or online resource

ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 

no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 

illiteracy - negramotnost

noun - the inability to write and read

 

misread - nesprávně pochopit, špatně porozumět, špatně si vyložit

verb - to understand something or somebody wrongly