assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 

assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 

assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 

get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit

verb - to manage to get something

hold - držení, sevření

noun - the act of keeping something in your hand, the act of gripping or squeezing something

hiss - syčení, zasyčení, sykot

noun - the sound like the letter S

 

day - den

noun - the time when there's light, opposite of 'night'

crafty - prohnaný, vychytralý

adjective - being able to get what you want in a clever way

 

date of birth - datum narození

noun - the date on which you were born

 

overcoat - kabát, teplý plašť

noun - a long warm coat that you wear in winter

 

slum - chudinská čtvrť

noun - an area of a city that is crowded and very poor

 

backpacker - baťůžkář, turista s batohem

noun - a person who travels only with a backpack

skim - proletět očima (text)

verb - to read something quickly

 

sweetcorn - sladká kukuřice

noun - a long rounded vegetable, its small yellow seeds are usually eaten with butter and salt