call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)

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

stake out - sledovat, provádět dozor

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

 

oppose - oponovat

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something or disagree with something

instalment - splátka

noun - a regular payment that is sent to someone in order to pay off a debt

pee - čůrat, čurat, močit

verb, informal - to go to the toilet and let the yellowish liquid come out of your body

 

proactive - aktivní

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

 

cheapen - znehodnotit, zhoršit

verb - to make something or someone less important so that people start to respect them less

 

typecast - typově zařadit (herce)

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play

 

restate - přeformulovat, říct jinak

verb, formal - to say something again in a different way in order to make it more clear

 

snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

 

rephrase - přeformulovat, říct jinak

verb - to write or say something again in a different way to make the meaning clearer

 

condescend - snížit se (k čemu), uráčit se

verb - to do something that you think you are far too important or intelligent to do

 

relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

 

eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

stitch - šít, našít, přišít

verb - to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to decorate or repair something by sewing