matter-of-fact - strohý, bez emocí, chladný, nezaujatý

adjective - said or done without emotions or excitement

 

get hold of - zavolat někomu, dovolat se někomu, zkontaktovat někoho

verb - to get in touch with someone (esp. by phone)

 

on behalf of - za (koho), ve jménu (koho)

preposition - in the name of, in place of

 

a number of - několik

determiner - several, a few

 

of one's own - vlastní

phrase - belonging to you and nobody else

 

in light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition, American English - because of something that you now see or understand

 

out of whack - rozbitý, porouchaný

phrase, American English, informal - not working properly

plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.

 

out of turn - mimo pořadí

adverb - when it's not somebody's turn to do something

 

train of thought - tok myšlenek, myšlenkový pochod

noun - a series of connected thoughts

 

talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 

Department of Health - Ministerstvo zdravotnictví

noun, British English - the governmental organisation that is in charge of health and social care

 

ahead of schedule - v předstihu, napřed

adverb - earlier than expected

out of hand - mimo kontrolu, nekontrolovatelný (např. situace)

adjective - not controlled

 

end-of-year - (po) roční, závěrečný (na konci roku)

adjective - happening at the end of the year