snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:l/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:l/

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

 
look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí
BrE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 
busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk
BrE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

 
inefficiency - neefektivnost, neefektivita
BrE
/ɪnə'fɪʃənsi/
AmE
/ɪnə'fɪʃənsi/

noun - the inability to work without wasting time, money, effort etc.

 
back up - couvat
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to move backwards, especially in a car or other vehicle

 
go over - procházet, přezkoumat (problémy, dokumenty, ap.)
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to examine, check, discuss or think about something very carefully

ballpark
ballpark - pásmo, rozmezí
BrE
/'bɔ:lpɑ:k/
AmE
/'bɔ:lpɑ:rk/

noun - the range within which something is close to being correct

 
fake - zfalšovat, napodobit
BrE
/'feɪk/
AmE
/'feɪk/

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

 
pass round - rozdat, nechat kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s 'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs 'raʊnd/

verb - to give or share something with everyone in a group

 
pass around - rozdat, nechat kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/

verb - to give or share something with everyone in a group

 
play around - zahýbat, být nevěrný, střídat partnery
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to have casual sex with people other than your partner

 
retire - odejít, odebrat se, uchýlit se (na tiché místo)
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb, formal - go to a place that is quieter and more private

 
enigma - záhada, tajemství (věc, člověk)
BrE
/ɪ'nɪgmə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪgmə/

noun - something or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand

 
pitch in - přispět (např. finančně), pomoci, zapojit se, přiložit ruku k dílu
BrE
/ˌpɪtʃ'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌpɪtʃ'ɪn/

verb - to help with something, especially in collecting money for something

stronghold
stronghold - pevnost, tvrz
BrE
/'strɒŋhəʊld/
AmE
/'strɔ:ŋhəʊld/

noun - a building that is strongly built or difficult to attack