touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

 

snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)

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

hygiene - hygiena

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

ladle - nalít (naběračkou)

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 

hold at bay - držet na uzdě, držet pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

keep at bay - držet na uzdě, mít pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

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

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

paper - tapetovat

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

 

worth - stojící za něco

adjective - interesting, useful, valuable

pat - poklepání, poplácání

noun - the act of touching someone with the palm of your hand

 

payday - den výplaty, výplatní den

noun - the day you receive money for the work you've done

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories