riser - podstupnice (u schodu)

noun, technical - a vertical board between two stairs

 

early riser - ranní ptáče

noun - a person who gets up early in the morning

 

or so - kolem, tak, asi, přibližně

phrase, informal - or approximately that much/many

 

assign - přidělit (např. hodnotu, rys)

verb - to say that something has a particular value or feature

 

three-hour-long - tříhodinový

adjective - being three hours long

 

from cover to cover - úplně celé, od začátku až do konce

adverb - from the beginning to the end of a magazine, book, etc.

from scratch - od začátku, od nuly, ze základních surovin, bez přípravy

adverb - from the beginning, without using anything that was prepared before

 

give birth - porodit

verb - to have a baby

 

make eyes at - dělat oči na (koho)

verb - to look at someone in a flirting way

 

with flying colours - úspěšně, zdárně, na výbornou, s vyznamenáním

adverb - successfully, with excellent results

 

between the devil and the deep blue sea - v bryndě, před nelehkou volbou, v nesnázích, v úzkých

adverb - in a difficult situation where there are two equally inconvenient choices

 

just like that - jen tak, z ničeho nic

phrase - very suddenly and unexpectedly

 

word for word - slovo od slova

phrase - in exactly the same words

 

wash - (u)mytí

noun - the act of cleaning something or someone with water, soap, shampoo etc.

 

I could eat a horse - hladový jak vlk, (tak hladový že) bych snědl(a) koně

phrase, informal - a phrase meaning 'I'm really hungry'