slippery slope - šikmá plocha, riskantní situace

noun - an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems

 

ingenuity - vynalézavost, důmyslnost

noun - the ability to deal with things in an original, clever way

 

cumbersome - těžký, neskladný, těžkopádný, zavalitý

adjective - difficult to move because it is too heavy or too big

 

backlog - resty, nevyřízené věci, nahromaděné věci

noun - the accumulated things, jobs, tasks etc. that need to be done

 

allocation - přidělení, rozdělení (něčeho někomu)

noun - the act of dividing and distributing something according to a plan

 

buy out - vyplatit (z podílu), vyplatit (podílníka)

verb - to buy somebody's share in something (such as a company etc.)

 

gunman - pistolník, bandita

noun - a criminal who uses a gun to steal or kill people

 

take French leave - nenápadně odejít, zdejchnout se, odejít po anglicku

verb, informal - to leave without permission, without people noticing, without letting people know

 

draw a bath - napustit si vanu, napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

 

hold - počkat na lince

verb - (when phoning) to wait on the line until somebody can speak

 

livelihood - obživa, živobytí

noun - the way of getting money etc. that you need to live

landlord - pan domácí, domácí

noun - a man who rents a room or flat to other people

 

earn - zasloužit si (něco)

verb - to get something because you worked for it and deserve it

 

tuck away - ukrýt (něco), schovat (něco), zašít (schovat něco), skrýt, uklidit (schovat)

verb - to put something in a place where it can't be found

 

plead - prohlašovat (vinu či nevinu u soudu), tvrdit (vinu či nevinu u soudu)

verb, formal - to claim whether you are guilty or not guilty in court