assertiveness - asertivita

noun - the quality of not being frightened to say what you want

 

back to square one - zpátky, na začátek, na nulu

phrase, informal - to start again because the way you were doing something failed

aground - na mělčině, na zemi

adjective - (of a ship etc.) in shallow water or on the ground

 

downsize - zredukovat, snížit (stavy ve společnosti)

verb - to reduce the number of employees in order to reduce costs

 

Cambridge - Cambridge

noun - a famous university town with the second oldest university in England

 

vine-ripened - zrající na větvičce (keře)

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

 

rent-free - bez placení nájemného

adverb - without rent, not requiring that people pay the rent for it

 

doze off - usnout

verb - to fall asleep, usually while doing something, usually during the day

 

cut - přejít (na jiný pořad či scénu), střihnout (jinou scénu)

verb - (in a movie or in television) to suddenly change the scene

 

so that - aby

conjunction - in order to do something, with the purpose of doing something

paddy - rýžové pole

noun - the kind of terraced field where they grow rice in China

 

run time - délka písně, délka filmu

noun - the length (usually in minutes) of a song, movie, album etc.

 

copy - opisovat, kopírovat, okopírovat, opsat

verb - to make something to be exactly the same as something else

countryside - krajina, příroda, venkov

noun - the area outside towns and cities, with mountains, forests, fields etc.

cooking - vaření

noun - the act of preparing a meal by heat (boiling, roasting etc.)