pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 

acquisition - nabytí, získání, osvojení, získávání, osvojování

noun - the act or process of gaining something (such as a skill, a habit, knowledge etc.)

 

message - poselství, vzkaz, sdělení

noun - the important idea in something (in a speech, in an article, in a book etc.)

 

ozone - ozon

noun - a form of oxygen found high in the Earth's atmosphere, where it absorbs ultraviolet radiation

 

hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

 

cold turkey - absťák (nejen drogový)

noun, informal - the unpleasant feeling of suddenly not having something you are addicted to (esp. a drug)

 

miss - minutí, netrefení

noun - the act of not hitting something or moving very close past something without hitting it

 

Julia Roberts - Julia Roberts

noun - a Hollywood actress who became famous especially for her role in the movie Pretty Woman

driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 

tenderloin - svíčková (hovězí)

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

 

so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 

tuition fees - školné

noun, British English - the money that a student pays to a university or a college for their teaching

Jacuzzi - vířivka (ochranná známka)

noun - (trademark) a heated bath in which the water moves around, producing a pleasant bubbling effect

 

séance - seance, sezení

noun - a meeting of people who try to communicate with the spirit of a dead person