insurance - pojistka, zabezpečení (proti něčemu)
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns/

noun - something that you do that might protect you from something bad happening in the future

 
proficiency - dovednost, zdatnost
BrE
/prə'fɪʃnsi/
AmE
/prə'fɪʃnsi/

noun - the ability to do something well because you have the skill and experience at it

 
thoughtlessly - bezohledně
BrE
/'θɔ:tləsli/
AmE
/'θɔ:tləsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you do not care what your actions will cause

 
engagement - závazek, povinnost
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒmənt/

noun, formal - an arrangement that you have made to meet someone or do something, especially something official

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
retaliate - provést protiúder, oplatit
BrE
/rɪ'tælieɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'tælieɪt/

verb - to do something harmful to someone just because they have done something harmful to you

think better of
think better of - rozmyslet se, upustit od, změnit názor
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk 'betər əv/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk 'bet̬ər əv/

verb - to decide not to do something because you realized it is not a good idea

 
qualify - kvalifikovat, uzpůsobit
BrE
/'kwɒlɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'kwɑ:lɪfaɪ/

verb - get the necessary training, abilities, knowledge etc. to be able or allowed to do something

 
so what - no a, no a co
BrE
/'səʊˌwɒt/
AmE
/'soʊˌwɑ:t/

phrase, informal - a phrase you say to show that it does not matter if you do something

stake out
stake out - sledovat, provádět dozor
BrE
/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to watch a place or a person, especially to see if they do anything illegal

be about to
be about to - chystat se (něco udělat)
BrE
/bi: ə'baʊt tʊ/
AmE
/bi: ə'baʊt tʊ/

verb - to be going to do something very soon, to be going to happen very soon

 
payback - odplata
BrE
/'peɪbæk/
AmE
/'peɪbæk/

noun - something you do in order to harm or hurt someone because they have hurt you

 
workload - pracovní zátěž, pracovní vytížení, vytížení
BrE
/'wɜ:kləʊd/
AmE
/'wɜ:kloʊd/

noun - the amount of work you are supposed to do in a specific amount of time

 
backstabbing - podraz, podrazáctví, pomlouvání (někoho za jeho zády)
BrE
/'bækˌstæbɪŋ/
AmE
/'bækˌstæbɪŋ/

noun - bad things you say or do behind someone's back in order to hurt their reputation

 
surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout
BrE
/sə'pɑ:s/
AmE
/sər'pæs/

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else