rut - stereotyp, zaběhnutá rutina, vyjetá kolej, rutina
BrE
/'rʌt/
AmE
/'rʌt/

noun - a dull unchanging routine that you can't escape

 
mind-numbing - úporně nudný, příšerně nudný
BrE
/ˌmaɪnd'nʌmɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌmaɪnd'nʌmɪŋ/

adjective - extremely dull and boring

 
track down - vystopovat, najít (vystopovat)
BrE
/ˌtræk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌtræk'daʊn/

verb - to find someone or something by following their tracks

 
free fall - pád, úpadek
BrE
/ˌfri:'fɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌfri:'fɔ:l/

noun - the act of something becoming lower, less valuable etc. (usually unstoppable)

 
free fall - volný pád
BrE
/ˌfri:'fɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌfri:'fɔ:l/

noun - the act of falling to the ground due to gravity

 
workforce - zaměstnanci
BrE
/'wɜ:kˌfɔ:s/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkˌfɔ:rs/

noun, formal - the employees of a company

 
cut back on - omezit, snížit, provést snížení
BrE
/ˌkʌt'bæk ɒn/
AmE

verb - to make a reduction of

 
wham - prásk, bác, bum
BrE
/'wæm/
AmE
/'wæm/

interjection - a sudden loud sound made by something hitting something else

out of the blue
out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə'blu:/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv ðə'blu:/

adverb - unexpectedly

 
bam - prásk, bác, bum
BrE
/'bæm/
AmE
/'bæm/

interjection - a sudden loud sound made by something hitting something else

 
chug - odfukovat si (o lokomotivě apod.), bafat (o motoru)
BrE
/'tʃʌg/
AmE
/'tʃʌg/

verb - to make a sound like a railway engine moving slowly

 
vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

vicious
vicious - zlý, zákeřný, krutý, brutální, surový
BrE
/'vɪʃəs/
AmE
/'vɪʃəs/

adjective - deliberately cruel or violent, physically hurting someone