in front of - před (místně)

preposition - close to the front of something

 

on top of - nahoře na (čem)

preposition - on the upper surface of

sleight of hand - kejkle, trik, kouzlo (rukou)

noun - a skillful hand movement by which a person performs a trick

 

free of charge - zadarmo, zdarma, bezplatně

adverb - without cost, without payment

 

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)

 

in spite of - navzdory, přes

preposition - despite, even though something else is true

 

a couple of - několik

determiner - a few, several, not many

 

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

preposition - in the name of, in place of

 

in light of - ve světle (čeho)

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

 

of one's own - vlastní

phrase - belonging to you and nobody else

 

out of whack - rozbitý, porouchaný

phrase, American English, informal - not working properly

 

a number of - několik

determiner - several, a few

 

Statue of Liberty - Socha svobody

noun - the collossal statue in New York City that was given to the Americans by the French as a symbol of their freedom

bag of bones - kost a kůže

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny