for the life of me - ani za boha
BrE
/ˌfɔ:ðə'laɪfəvmi:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rðə'laɪfəvmi:/

adverb, informal - in no way

 
in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup
BrE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/
AmE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/

adverb - very quickly

off the top of your head
off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy
BrE
/əfðəˌtɒpəvjɔ:'hed/
AmE
/əfðəˌtɑ:pəvjɔ:r'hed/

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 
on the spur of the moment - bez přemýšlení
BrE
/ˌɒn ðəˌspɜ: əvðə'məʊmənt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðəˌspɜ:r əvðə'moʊmənt/

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

at the drop of a hat
at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec
BrE
/ˌæt ðəˌdrɒpəvə'hæt/
AmE
/ˌæt ðəˌdrɑ:pəvə'hæt/

adverb - very suddenly

 
by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak
BrE
/baɪ ðəˌskɪn əvjə'ti:θ/
AmE
/baɪ ðəˌskɪn əvjər'ti:θ/

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

 
on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku
BrE
/ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

 
by the skin of one's teeth - jen tak tak, s odřenýma ušima
BrE
/ˌbaɪ ðə'skɪn əv ˌwʌns'ti:θ/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ ðə'skɪn əv ˌwʌns'ti:θ/

adverb - just barely

 
off the top of one's head - jen tak z hlavy, jen tak namátkou, jen tak z paměti
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə'tɒp əv wʌnsˌhed/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f ðə'tɑ:p əv wʌnsˌhed/

adverb, informal - from memory, without thinking carefully

 
aged - ve věku (kolika let)
BrE
/'eɪdʒd/
AmE
/'eɪdʒd/

adjective - of the age of (+ number of years)

 
liveliness - živost, čilost, energičnost, bujnost
BrE
/'laɪvlinəs/
AmE
/'laɪvlinəs/

noun - the state of being full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

massacre
massacre - masakr, hromadné zabíjení
BrE
/'mæsəkə/
AmE
/'mæsəkər/

noun - the act of killing of a lot of people

lively
lively - živý, čilý, bujný, plný života, plný energie, energický
BrE
/'laɪvli/
AmE
/'laɪvli/

adjective - full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

 
37-year-old - sedmatřicetiletý
BrE
/'θɜ:tisevnjɪərəʊld/
AmE
/'θɜ:rt̬isevnjɪroʊld/

adjective - of 37 years of age

 
paralysis - ochrnutí, paralýza
BrE
/pə'ræləsɪs/
AmE
/pə'ræləsɪs/

noun - a loss of control of a part of your body because of illness or injury