Santa - Santa

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 

testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 

blackmailing - vydírání

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

 

reimburse - uhradit, odškodnit

verb, formal - to pay back money to someone who has spent or lost it because of you

 

vacate - vyklidit, opustit

verb, formal - to leave a seat, room, building, etc. usually to make it available for other people

 

skimp - šetřit, škudlit

verb - to try to spend less money, time, or material on something that you really need

whatnot - kdo ví, co ještě, a tak, a tak dále, já nevím co

noun, informal - used when you refer to more things, but you don't want to name them all

 

rely on - záviset, spoléhat se

verb - to need or depend on someone or something in order to work or live well

 

exert - vyvinout, využít (moc, tlak, ap.)

verb - to use power, influence or pressure in a determined way to affect someone or something

deploy - nasadit, rozmístit (vojsko)

verb - to move soldiers or equipment into a position where they are ready to be used

roll your eyes - obrátit oči v sloup

verb - to move your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

 

long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

stitch - šít, našít, přišít

verb - to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to decorate or repair something by sewing