inability - neschopnost
BrE
/ˌɪnə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ˌɪnə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - the lack of skill or power to do something

 
buy off - podplatit, uplatit, koupit si (někoho)
BrE
/ˌbaɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ'ɑ:f/

verb - to offer money etc. to someone, usually in a dishonest way, because you do not want them to do something against you

 
suit yourself - jak chceš, jak si přeješ, ať je po tvém
BrE
/ˌsju:t jɔ:'self/
AmE
/ˌsu:t jər:'self/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to tell somebody to do what they want to do, even though we may not agree with it

 
dare - výzva, vyhecování
BrE
/'deə/
AmE
/'der/

noun - a situation in which somebody has been challenged to do something or asked to prove that they are brave enough to do something

multitasking
multitasking - zvládání více úkolů najednou, souběžné vykonávání činností
BrE
/'mʌltiˌtɑ:skɪŋ/
AmE
/'mʌltiˌtæskɪŋ/

noun - the ability to do multiple tasks at the same time

 
itchy feet - toulavé nohy, touha vycestovat, touha po změně, neposednost
BrE
/ˌɪtʃi'fi:t/
AmE
/ˌɪtʃi'fi:t/

noun, informal - the desire to travel somewhere new or do something different

 
itch - mít hroznou chuť, být celý nedočkavý
BrE
/'ɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to want to do something very much and usually immediately

 
capacity - kapacita, výkonnost, výkon
BrE
/kə'pæsəti/
AmE
/kə'pæsət̬i/

noun - the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something

 
maleficent - zhoubný, škodlivý, zlovolný, ničivý
BrE
/mə'lefɪsənt/
AmE
/mə'lefɪsənt/

adjective, formal - having or showing the intention to do harm or evil

 
take to - ovládnout, zvládnout, osvojit si
BrE
/'teɪk tʊ/
AmE
/'teɪk tʊ/

verb - to learn how to do something, to develop a skill

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

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

 
disapproving - nesouhlasný, odmítavý
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pru:vɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pru:vɪŋ/

adjective - showing that you do not approve of someone or something

 
neglect - zapomenout, opomenout
BrE
/nɪ'glekt/
AmE
/nɪ'glekt/

verb, formal - to forget to do something that you were supposed to

 
excuse - záminka
BrE
/ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ɪks'kju:s/

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary