commuter - dojíždějící

noun - a person who has to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 

close shave - únik o vlásek

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

 

intervene - zakročit, zasáhnout (do něčeho)

verb - to become involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

horror - hororový

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

 

step - udělat krok

verb - to move one foot forward in front of the other in order to walk

 

specialize - specializovat se, specializovat

verb - to concentrate on one field only in order to be very good at it

 

soothe - utišit, uklidnit, utěšovat, zklidnit (bolest)

verb - to make something less painful, to make somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

shrug - pokrčit rameny

verb - to move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not know

 

riddle - hádanka

noun - a funny (sometimes rhymed) question you have to answer or guess the answer to

 

protein - protein, bílkovina

noun - one of several substances that a body needs to keep fit and to grow

peer - zírat, upřeně se dívat, dívat se z blízka

verb - a to look at something closely, carefully, esp. when it is difficult to see

 

pad - vycpat (vatou apod.)

verb - to fill something with thick material to protect it or make it more comfortable

ring - zvonit, zazvonit

verb - to make a sound like a bell, to make a bell produce a sound

 

promote - propagovat, dělat reklamu (čemu)

verb - to let the public know about a product in order to increase its sales

 

postal-order - poštovní poukázka, složenka

noun - a piece of paper that is used to send money to people by post