journalism - žurnalistika, publicistika

noun - the job of writing news for newspapers

both - oba, obojí

pronoun - the two

 

in half - napůl, v polovině, uprostřed

adverb - only by the half of something; in the middle

 

toss back - kopnout, hodit (do sebe)

verb, informal - to drink up quickly and in one gulp

 

lucrative - lukrativní, ziskový, výnosový

adjective - profitable; one that makes a big amount of money

fold - založit, složit (ruce)

verb - to hold (your arms) folded tighly across your chest

 

Golden Arches - McDonalds', Mekáč

noun - an informal word for McDonald's restaurants

bulky - rozměrný, velký, rozložitý, neskladný, objemný

adjective - difficult to store because it takes up too much space; cumbersome

 

pol - politik

noun, American English, informal - a short form of the word 'politician'

 

politic - rozumný, moudrý, prozíravý

adjective, formal - wise, sensible

give sth a miss - nechat si něco ujít (úmyslně)

verb, British English - to decide not to do something

 

thank God - díky bože, díky bohu

phrase - a phrase used to show relief

 

be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 

letter carrier - pošťák

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters or packages

shortbread - máslová sušenka

noun - a butter biscuit