off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 
short-sighted - krátkozraký (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not able to see far into the future

 
in the distance - v dálce
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'dɪstəns/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'dɪstəns/

adverb - far away, not near but usually still visible

homesick
homesick - tesknící po domově
BrE
/'həʊmsɪk/
AmE
/'hoʊmsɪk/

adjective - feeling sad because of being far from home

 
high - vysoko
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

adverb - to a position that is far above the ground

 
come over - přijet na návštěvu, přijet (za kým), zastavit se (na návštěvu), navštívit
BrE
/ˌkʌm'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'oʊvər/

verb - to come and visit somebody who lives far away

be homesick
be homesick - stýskat se po domově
BrE
/ˌbi: 'həʊmsɪk/
AmE
/ˌbi: 'hoʊmsɪk/

verb - to feel sad because you are far from home

 
then - tak tedy, tedy
BrE
/'ðen/
AmE
/'ðen/

adverb - therefore, so

 
still - přece
BrE
/'stɪl/
AmE
/'stɪl/

adverb - even so






 
grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit
BrE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɑ:diz'pɑ:m/

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest