undertake - podniknout, pustit se (do něčeho), provést, provádět
BrE
/ˌʌndə'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'teɪk/

verb - to start doing something, especially if it's something that takes some time or effort

 
non-political - nepolitický
BrE
/ˌnɒnpə'lɪtɪkl/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:npə'lɪt̬ɪkl/

adjective - not concerning or connected to politics

 
noiselessly - nehlučně, tiše, bez vydání zvuku
BrE
/'nɔɪzləsli/
AmE
/'nɔɪzləsli/

adverb - without making any noise

 
inch - šinout se, vléct se, vláčet se, pomalu se sunout, pomalu se posouvat
BrE
/'ɪntʃ/
AmE
/'ɪntʃ/

verb - to move forward very slowly

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

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

 
downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický
BrE
/'daʊnbi:t/
AmE
/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 
factual - faktický
BrE
/'fæktʃuəl/
AmE
/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 
make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát
BrE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/
AmE
/ˌmeɪkə'wɪʃ/

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

 
auto - auto, automobil
BrE
/'ɔ:təʊ/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬oʊ/

noun, American English - a car

domineering
domineering - despotický, panovačný
BrE
/dɒmɪ'nɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/dɑ:mɪ'nɪərɪŋ/

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots
bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)
BrE
/'bɒsiˌbu:ts/
AmE
/'bɑ:siˌbu:ts/

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

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

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

 
tide over - pomoci překonat, pomoci překlenout období
BrE
/ˌtaɪd'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtaɪd'oʊvər/

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

 
archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální
BrE
/ˌɑ:ki'taɪpl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rki'taɪpl/

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing

 
leverage - pákový efekt
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the use of a lever and a small amount of force to lift a heavy object