engross - fascinovat, zaujmout

verb - to make somebody extremely interested in something or pay good attention to something

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 

plant food - hnojivo

noun - any substance, such as manure, added to soil to make it more fertile

 

gain on - dohánět (koho)

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 

guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 

bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 

come with the territory - zákonitě patřit k (něčemu), být přirozenou součástí (čeho)

verb - to be considered to be a part of a job or a task

 

editor - editor

noun - a computer program that allows you to make changes to texts, films etc.

obstinate - tvrdohlavý, umíněný

adjective - refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 

masturbate - masturbovat, onanovat

verb - to touch your own sexual organs in order to make yourself sexually excited

 

equal - rovnat se, vyrovnat se, shodovat se

verb - to be the same, to be of the same number, quality, amount etc.

 

elastic - elastický

adjective - able to be stretched and returned to the original size (e.g. clothes etc.)

 

either - také ne

adverb - used to show that a negative statement applies to two things or people

 

zigzag - klikatit se

verb - to move with a lot of sharp turns to the right and left