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.)

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

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

 
insist on - trvat na něčem
BrE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɒn/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɑ:n/

verb - to say that it is important that somebody should do something or that something should be done

 
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

 
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

break
break - prázdniny
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school and can travel and relax instead

 
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.

 
sick leave - nemocenská, neschopenka (časové období)
BrE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/
AmE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time you do not go to work because of an illness, injury, disease etc.

 
training - trénink, výcvik, školení
BrE
/'treɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnɪŋ/

noun - the process of learning new skills that would help you to do your job or activity better

 
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

 
get rid of - zbavit se (čeho)
BrE
/ˌget'rɪd əv/
AmE
/ˌget'rɪd əv/

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

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

 
jumble sale - prodej starých věcí (obzvláště pro charitu)
BrE
/'dʒʌmbl seɪl/
AmE
/'dʒʌmbl seɪl/

noun, British English - a sale of old used things that people do not want any more, done especially for charity