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)

 

oppose - oponovat

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something or disagree with something

 

counseling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 

counselling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 

guidance - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 

grit - posypat (pískem či štěrkem apod.)

verb - to cover a surface with sand etc. in order to make the surface less slippery

 

diet - dietní

adjective - possible to be eaten or drunk when you are ill or trying to lose weight

 

strike up the band - nechat kapelu začít hrát, pokynout aby kapela začala hrát, tlesknutím pobídnout kapelu ke hraní

verb - to clap your hands and thus give a signal for the band to start playing

 

rev - túrovat (motor)

verb - to make the engine turn faster, to increase its rotation, esp. making it much louder

 

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

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

 

blackmailing - vydírání

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

pee - čůrat, čurat, močit

verb, informal - to go to the toilet and let the yellowish liquid come out of your body

instalment - splátka

noun - a regular payment that is sent to someone in order to pay off a debt

 

embezzle - zpronevěřit

verb - to steal (or using wrongly) someone else's money or property that was entrusted to you