pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 

acquisition - přírůstek

noun - something you have bought

signature - podpis

noun - your name that you have written on a document etc. to show that you have written it or agree with it

chore - nepříjemná práce, nudná povinnost, otravná práce, otrava

noun - something that you have to do that is boring and unpleasant

 

accident-prone - náchylný k nehodám, často způsobující nehody

adjective - likely to have or cause accidents more often than other people

 

free - osvobodit, propustit

verb - to let someone leave a place where they have been kept

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

find - najít, nalézt

verb - to see or discover something which you have been looking for

be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

fountain pen - plnicí pero

noun - a kind of pen that you have to fill with ink

 

got - pomocné slůvko ve vazbě se slovesem 'mít'

verb - a word used in a phrase with HAVE to express possession

get away with - projít (komu co), uniknout bez trestu (za co)

verb - not to be punished for something bad that you have done

carry - nést, nosit, mít u sebe

verb - to have with you, e.g. in your pocket or your hands

 

be ashamed - stydět se

verb - to feel guilty and embarassed because you have done something bad

right - právo

noun - something you are allowed to do or should have by law