check-in desk - odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/

noun - a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions

 
reel - navinout, natočit na naviják
BrE
/'ri:l/
AmE
/'ri:l/

verb - wind some wire, thread, rope etc. on kind of a round object

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 
insistence - trvání (na něčem), naléhání
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/

noun - an act of demanding something and refusing to accept any excuses

custom
custom - zakázkový, dělaný na zakázku
BrE
/'kʌstəm/
AmE
/'kʌstəm/

adjective, American English - designed or made for a particular person or company (only before noun)

Dumpster
Dumpster - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'dʌmpstə/
AmE
/'dʌmpstər/

noun, American English - (trademark) a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

skip
skip - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'skɪp/
AmE
/'skɪp/

noun, British English - a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

 
at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - not distant

 
but for - kromě, až na, mimo
BrE
/'bʌt fɔ:/
AmE
/'bʌt fɔ:r/

preposition - except for

 
play safe - neriskovat, hrát na jistotu
BrE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/
AmE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/

verb - to be careful, not to take risks

 
blow off - vykašlat se (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to do something you had arranged with someone

 
be guilty as charged - být zcela na vině
BrE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:dʒd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:rdʒd/

verb, informal - to accept that you have made a mistake and it is completely your fault

 
perspective - perspektiva, pohled na věc
BrE
/pə'spektɪv/
AmE
/pə'spektɪv/

noun - a viewpoint, a particular way of looking at something or thinking about something

 
sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo
BrE
/'ʃʊgəˌkəʊtɪd/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərˌkoʊt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is