advice
advice - rada, rady
BrE
/əd'vaɪs/
AmE
/əd'vaɪs/

noun - something that someone tells you in order to help you and show you what you should do

 
alternate - střídat, střídat se
BrE
/'ɔ:ltəneɪt/
AmE
/'ɔ:ltərneɪt/

verb - to do two or more things in turns (one, then the other, then the first again etc.)

rid
rid - zbavit, zbavit se
BrE
/'rɪd/
AmE
/'rɪd/

verb - to make oneself free from something unpleasant; to throw or give away something you do not want

reach
reach - dosáhnout, sáhnout
BrE
/'ri:tʃ/
AmE
/'ri:tʃ/

verb - to move your hand to touch something, to move your hand up in order to do something

 
qualifications - kvalifikace, způsobilost, oprávnění
BrE
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃnz/
AmE
/ˌkwɑ:ləfɪ'keɪʃnz/

noun - a document that proves that you have been trained in something and are able to do something

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

manipulative
manipulative - manipulující, manipulativní
BrE
/mə'nɪpjulətɪv/
AmE
/mə'nɪpjələtɪv/

adjective - good at controlling people and making them do what you want, especially by being clever and deceptive

 
go figure - kdo by to byl řekl, koho by to napadlo, proč asi (ironicky)
BrE
/gəʊ 'fɪgə/
AmE
/goʊ 'fɪgjər/

phrase, American English, informal - said to mean that you do not want to explain something because you think it is obvious

daunting
daunting - znepokojující, odrazující, složitě vypadající, zdánlivě nezvládnutelný
BrE
/'dɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - making someone worried or scared, esp. because something appears to be too difficult or impossible to do

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

 
night - večer (zábavný), večírek
BrE
/'naɪt/
AmE
/'naɪt/

noun - a time when people like to do something fun together, like go out, play games, celebrate etc.

 
briefing - porada, informativní schůzka
BrE
/'bri:fɪŋ/
AmE
/'bri:fɪŋ/

noun - a meeting at which people, usually employees, are given instructions or information, especially before they do something

 
rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)
BrE
/'ru:mə hæz ɪt/
AmE
/'ru:mər hæz ɪt/

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

 
malpractice - pracovní nedbalost, pochybení
BrE
/ˌmæl'præktɪs/
AmE
/mæl'præktɪs/

noun - (esp. of a doctor) to do something wrong by not being careful, by doing something illegal etc.