make a career - udělat kariéru
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ə kə'rɪə/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ə kə'ri:r/

verb - to achieve a successful career (as)

 
journalism - žurnalistika, publicistika
BrE
/'dʒɜ:nəlɪzəm/
AmE
/'dʒɜ:rnəlɪzəm/

noun - the job of writing news for newspapers

both
both - oba, obojí
BrE
/'bəʊθ/
AmE
/'boʊθ/

pronoun - the two

 
in half - napůl, v polovině, uprostřed
BrE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/

adverb - only by the half of something; in the middle

 
toss back - kopnout, hodit (do sebe)
BrE
/ˌtɒs'bæk/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:s'bæk/

verb, informal - to drink up quickly and in one gulp

 
lucrative - lukrativní, ziskový, výnosový
BrE
/'lu:krətɪv/
AmE
/'lu:krət̬ɪv/

adjective - profitable; one that makes a big amount of money

fold
fold - založit, složit (ruce)
BrE
/'fəʊld/
AmE
/'foʊld/

verb - to hold (your arms) folded tighly across your chest

 
Golden Arches - McDonalds', Mekáč
BrE
/'gəʊldən ˌɑ:tʃɪz/
AmE
/'goʊldən ˌɑ:rtʃɪz/

noun - an informal word for McDonald's restaurants

bulky
bulky - rozměrný, velký, rozložitý, neskladný, objemný
BrE
/'bʌlki/
AmE
/'bʌlki/

adjective - difficult to store because it takes up too much space; cumbersome

 
pol - politik
BrE
/'pɒl/
AmE
/'pɑ:l/

noun, American English, informal - a short form of the word 'politician'

 
politic - rozumný, moudrý, prozíravý
BrE
/'pɒlətɪk/
AmE
/'pɑ:lətɪk/

adjective, formal - wise, sensible

give sth a miss
give sth a miss - nechat si něco ujít (úmyslně)
BrE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/
AmE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/

verb, British English - to decide not to do something

 
biting - kousavý, jízlivý, uštěpačný
BrE
/'baɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'baɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
snideness - jízlivost, uštěpačnost
BrE
/'snaɪdnəs/
AmE
/'snaɪdnəs/

noun - the quality of being unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
snidely - jízlivě, uštěpačně
BrE
/'snaɪdli/
AmE
/'snaɪdli/

adverb - unkindly, critically or sarcastically in an indirect way