inch - šinout se, vléct se, vláčet se, pomalu se sunout, pomalu se posouvat

verb - to move forward very slowly

 

tide over - pomoci překonat, pomoci překlenout období

verb - to help someone get through a difficult period of time by providing them with what they need

 

press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

delicates - jemné prádlo

noun - clothes that should be washed carefully

 

auto - auto, automobil

noun, American English - a car

domineering - despotický, panovačný

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 

hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 

force majeure - vyšší moc

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

tier - úroveň, stupeň, patro

noun - one of several levels or layers that are placed one above the other

 

sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 

banister - zábradlí

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

 

stairway - schody, schodiště

noun - a set of stairs

 

rusty - pozapomenutý, zašlý

adjective - not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it a long time

 

horizon - obzor, přehled, rozhled, znalost

noun - the limit of someone's ideas, interests, desires and knowledge