blackmailing - vydírání

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 

keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 

so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

courier - kurýr, poslíček

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 

mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

 

qualify - kvalifikovat, uzpůsobit

verb - get the necessary training, abilities, knowledge etc. to be able or allowed to do something

 

embezzle - zpronevěřit

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

pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

stake out - sledovat, provádět dozor

verb - to watch a place or a person, especially to see if they do anything illegal

 

dread - obava, bázeň

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