snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

hygiene - hygiena

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

ladle - nalít (naběračkou)

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 

hold at bay - držet na uzdě, držet pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

keep at bay - držet na uzdě, mít pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better