cut - snímat (karty)

verb - to divide a deck of cards in two piles at random

 

romantic - romantik

noun - a person who believes in love and likes to show love

 

layman - laik, neodborník, obyčejný člověk, prostý člověk

noun - an ordinary person, as opposed to a professional or an expert

 

placebo - placebo

noun - a substance given to a patient instead of the real medicine

 

tongue-tied - mající sevřené hrdlo, mající motající jazyk

adjective - unable to speak clearly (for example because you are nervous etc.)

exile - poslat do vyhnanství, vyhnat

verb - to send someone away from their country, especially for political reasons

 

sink - klesat, zabořit se, bořit se, propadat se

verb - to get lower and lower, usually under the surface of something

 

blot out - zakrýt, zastínit

verb - to hide or cover something so that it can't be seen

 

ingenuity - vynalézavost, důmyslnost

noun - the ability to deal with things in an original, clever way

 

cumbersome - těžký, neskladný, těžkopádný, zavalitý

adjective - difficult to move because it is too heavy or too big

 

backlog - resty, nevyřízené věci, nahromaděné věci

noun - the accumulated things, jobs, tasks etc. that need to be done

 

allocation - přidělení, rozdělení (něčeho někomu)

noun - the act of dividing and distributing something according to a plan

 

buy out - vyplatit (z podílu), vyplatit (podílníka)

verb - to buy somebody's share in something (such as a company etc.)

 

gunman - pistolník, bandita

noun - a criminal who uses a gun to steal or kill people

 

take French leave - nenápadně odejít, zdejchnout se, odejít po anglicku

verb, informal - to leave without permission, without people noticing, without letting people know