until - dokud ne, dokud
BrE
/ən'tɪl/
AmE
/ən'tɪl/

conjunction - up to that time

 
ok - dobrý, ne špatný
BrE
/əʊ'keɪ/
AmE
/oʊ'keɪ/

adjective, informal - not bad, all right

 
set fire to - zapálit něco
BrE
/set 'faɪə tə/
AmE
/set 'faɪər tə/

verb - to cause something to start burning

 
thingummy - cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 
redress the balance - napravit něco
BrE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/
AmE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/

verb - to correct something that has been wrong or unfair

 
a thing or two - něco málo
BrE
/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ: ˌtu:/
AmE
/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ:r ˌtu:/

phrase, informal - some information or knowledge that can be helpful

 
salvage - zachránit (něco)
BrE
/'sælvɪdʒ/
AmE
/'sælvɪdʒ/

verb - to save something from damage or destruction

 
shocker - něco šokujícího
BrE
/'ʃɒkə/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:kər/

noun, informal - something that makes people shocked

 
bring to life - oživit (něco)
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ tʊ 'laɪf/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ tə 'laɪf/

verb - to make a subject more interesting

parrot
parrot - papouškovat (něco)
BrE
/'pærət/
AmE
/'pærət/

verb - to repeat someone's words without understanding them or without realizing their meaning

 
anything else - ještě něco
BrE
/'enɪθɪŋ 'els/
AmE
/'enɪθɪŋ 'els/

phrase - anything more

 
thingy - věcička, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋi/
AmE
/'θɪŋi/

noun, informal - something that we don't know the word for or we do not want to bother using the proper word

 
jinx - zakřiknout (něco)
BrE
/'dʒɪŋks/
AmE
/'dʒɪŋks/

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

 
Anything else? - Ještě něco?
BrE
/ˌeniθɪŋ'els/
AmE
/ˌeniθɪŋ'els/

phrase - used when asking if you want any other thing, typically in the food service industry

 
go steady on - šetřit (něco)
BrE
/gəʊ 'stedɪ ən/
AmE
/goʊ 'stedi ən/

verb - not to use too much of something