strike a balance - najít kompromis, najít střední cestu

verb - to make a compromise

batter - mlátit, tlouct, bičovat, bít

verb - to hit something or someone repeatedly

balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

 

hang in the balance - být nejistý, viset na vlásku, být v nejistotě, být ohrožený

verb - to be uncertain

 

associate - společník, kolega, partner, spolupracovník

noun - a person you work with

 

on somebody's account - kvůli někomu

adverb - because of somebody

 

by all accounts - podle všeho

adverb - according to what people say

 

take account of - vzít v úvahu, vzít v potaz, zamyslet se nad

verb - to consider something when making a decision

register - kasa, pokladna

noun, American English - a machine in which the money is kept in a shop

 

account for - vysvětlit, objasnit

verb - to explain something

around-the-clock - nepřetržitý, dvacetičtyřhodinový

adjective - without stopping, all day and all night

around the clock - bez přestávky, nepřetržitě, nonstop, ve dne v noci

adverb - without stopping, all day and all night

 

round - zaokrouhlit (nahoru nebo dolů)

verb - to change an exact number to the nearest whole number

 

ballot box - volební urna, hlasovací urna

noun - a box where you put the piece of paper with your vote

ballot paper - volební lístek, hlasovací lístek

noun, British English - a piece of paper that you use to vote in an election