gridlock - patová situace

noun - a situation in which no progress seems to be possible

 

trickery - podvádění, klamání

noun - the use of dishonest methods in order to achieve something

 

that's why - proto

phrase - used after a statement to emphasize the explanation just given

 

criss-cross - křížit se, být křížem krážem

verb - to form a pattern like many lines crossing each other

procrastinator - prokrastinátor, kdo prokrastinuje, kdo odkládá věci na později

noun - a person who tends to put things off until later

 

busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

 

inefficiency - neefektivnost, neefektivita

noun - the inability to work without wasting time, money, effort etc.

 

concentrate - zahustit, zahušťovat, koncentrovat

verb - to make a liquid thicker by removing water from it

 

bafflement - nechápání, zmatení

noun - confusion, the state of not being able to understand something

 

dawdle - loudat se

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

 

redo - předělat, rekonstruovat

verb - to do something again, so it is better or different

 

first-aid - první pomoci

adjective - (of equipment) serving to give basic medical treatment someone injured

 

squirrel away - škudlit (si něco)

verb - to hide things away so you can use them later

 

fake - zfalšovat, napodobit

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

 

twinkle - blýskat se, třpytit se

verb - to shine unsteadily (such as a star in the sky)