stake out - sledovat, provádět dozor

verb - to watch a place or a person, especially to see if they do anything illegal

 

dread - obava, bázeň

noun - fear, especially of something that is going to happen or might be going to happen

nuzzle - lísat se, tulit se

verb - to touch or rub gently (usually with the nose, cheek, mouth etc.) to show affection

tiptoe - jít po špičkách, chodit po špičkách

verb - to walk on the tips of your toes (especially in order not to be heard)

call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 

tuck - zastrčit, založit, zandat, vecpat

verb - to put something into or under something in order to hide it or protect it

 

beacon - signální oheň

noun - (in the past) a fire lit on a hill to give a signal to someone

 

sheaf - snop, svazek

noun - a number of plants (usually wheat etc.) bound together to make them easier to carry

 

surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else

 

thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

 

take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

repent - kát se, litovat (čeho)

verb, formal - to feel sorry that you've done something wrong and try not to do it again

 

bookmark - přidat do záložek, založit si, vytvořit si záložku

verb - to mark a specific page in a book using a bookmark, making it easier to return to that page later without losing one's place, to save or mark a specific webpage or online resource

ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 

no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that