check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

cabin fever - ponorková nemoc, ponorka (ponorková nemoc)

noun - a kind of irritability that you feel when you've been stuck in one place with one or more people for a long time

 

translation - překlad

noun - an activity of changing written or spoken word into another language, or a piece of text that has been changed from another language

 

be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

sliver - kousek, kousíček, odštěpek, úlomek (úzký, dlouhý)

noun - a small, thin piece or fragment that has been cut or broken off from a larger object, often with a sharp or narrow shape

 

loophole - skulina, mezera (v zákonu)

noun - a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something

 

commission - komise, rada (komise), výbor

noun - an official group of people who have been given the task to gather information about something, investigate something or control something, especially for the government

 

take back - vzít zpět, odvolat, vrátit zpět

verb - to say that you didn't mean what you said and admit you shouldn't have said it, to change what has been done as if it never happened

compote - kompot jako dezert (nezavařovaný)

noun - a dessert made of whole pieces of fruit that has been cooked in sugar water, sometimes with spices, it is usually served cold and is not usually preserved for later use

 

be not all sunshine and rainbows - nebýt to vždycky růžové

verb - not to be always happy, easy, or perfect, also have difficulties or unpleasant aspects

 

tenure - držba, právo držby (budovy, pozemku apod.)

noun, technical - the right to hold a property or a piece of land, often for a specific period or with legal security

 

tenure - funkční období, výkon funkce, doba výkonu funkce

noun - the condition or period of holding a position or office

 

bag - ulovit, urvat, získat, shrábnout, vyfouknout (něco dřív, než ostatní)

verb, British English, informal - to secure something desired

bag - dát do tašky, dát do pytle, dát do sáčku

verb - to put something in a bag

 

key - klíčový, zásadní, stěžejní, hlavní, rozhodující

adjective - very important or essential to the understanding or success of something