lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 
knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 
knock off - zabalit (skončit), skončit v práci
BrE
/ˌnɒk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop working

 
recruit - rekrut
BrE
/rɪ'kru:t/
AmE
/rɪ'kru:t/

noun - a person who has just started working for the police or joined the armed forces

 
kick off - odstartovat, začít
BrE
/ˌkɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkɪk'ɑf/

verb - to begin, to start

 
dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 
crop - ostříhat na krátko
BrE
/'krɒp/
AmE
/'krɑ:p/

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 
crop up - nečekaně nastat
BrE
/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 
downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický
BrE
/'daʊnbi:t/
AmE
/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 
factual - faktický
BrE
/'fæktʃuəl/
AmE
/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 
nut - nadšenec, blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby or a sport) more than is considered normal

 
freak - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'fri:k/
AmE
/'fri:k/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby, a sport etc.) more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who likes something more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - šílenec, maniak
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way

 
Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla
BrE
/'mɪklməs/
AmE
/'mɪklməs/

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29