dominate - dominovat, ovládat, vládnout, převažovat

verb - to be in control, to have more power or authority than others; to be stronger or more noticeable than others

squint - mžourat, mhouřit, přimhouřit (oči)

verb - to close your eyes slightly in order to protect them from bright light or in order to see something better

 

jam - nacpat (něco někam), narvat (něco někam), zablokovat, ucpat se, ucpat, zablokovat se

verb - to put/be in a very small place with many others, to make something not passable, to become not passable

 

have more holes than Swiss cheese - mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer

verb - to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors

 

rake over - hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)

verb - to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level

 

rake up - hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)

verb - to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level

 

flashy - okázalý, nápadný, křiklavý

adjective, informal - tending to attract attention or admiration due to being colourful, stylish, or extravagant in a way that is intended to impress

thaw out - tát, roztát, nechat roztát

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft

 

subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 

rationalisation - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun, British English - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

rationalization - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

 

pass something around - dát kolovat

verb, British English - to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.

leash - vodítko

noun - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it

lead - vodítko

noun, British English - a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it