on hold - v pořadí, čekající (při telefonování)

adverb - delayed until a later time, when using the phone

 

fly open - rozletět se, zprudka se otevřít

verb - to open suddenly

 

ahead of schedule - v předstihu, napřed

adverb - earlier than expected

 

rating - hodnocení (pořadí), žebříček (např. sledovanosti)

noun - a measurement of how popular or good someone or something is in relation to other people or things

 

receive - přijmout, vzít (např. novinku)

verb - to react to something new in a particular way

 

PhD - titul doktora či doktorky filozofie

noun - a university degree awarded to people who have done research in a particular subject

 

über-smart - superchytrý, nesmírně chytrý

adjective, informal - very smart

 

lose touch - ztratit kontakt, přestat být v kontaktu

verb - to stop communicating with someone, to not know what is going on in each other's lives

 

puffed - nateklý, oteklý, napuchlý

adjective - swollen, because of an injury or because you have been crying

 

not bat an eyelid - nehnout brvou, ani nemrknout

verb, British English, informal - to show no sign of worry or surprise when something unusual happens

 

bat - mrknout, mrkat

verb - to close and open your eyes quickly, especially to attract attention

 

long-haul - dálkový (např. let)

adjective - (of a journey) over a great distance, taking a lot of time

 

turbulence - turbulence

noun - the intense, sudden changes in the direction that air or liquid is moving in

interchange - mimoúrovňová křižovatka

noun - a place where two major roads (esp. motorways/interstates) cross at different levels (one road passes over the other)

 

urban myth - mýtus, pověst, legenda, povídačka

noun - a story that exists in many different forms but usually isn't true