promote - povýšit

verb - to raise someone's rank or position

 

chessman - šachová figurka

noun - any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)

 

wingding - párty

noun, American English, dated - a party

 

hoodoo - věc přinášející smůlu

noun - something (or someone) that brings bad luck

 

hoodoo - zaklínání, magie, čáry

noun - folk magic, especially that which draws from African and Native American folklore

 

hotshot - eso, kapacita

noun - a person who is extremely skilled in a particular area, at a particular job etc.

 

table - tabulka, přehled

noun - information arranged in rows and columns

video game - videohra

noun - a computer game that's played on a game console (like Playstation, Xbox etc.)

 

as - tak

adverb - in the same way (as something else)

 

nothing to write home about - žádný zázrak

phrase - an idiomatic phrase that means 'nothing special, not great'

 

endeavour - podniknout (něco), pokusit se (o něco), snažit se (o něco)

verb - to try to achieve something

 

hold - pořádat, uspořádat

verb - to organize something (an event)

 

blond-haired - blonďatý

adjective - having blond hair

 

how come - jak to

phrase - a phrase we use to ask how something is possible

living - živoucí, žijící

adjective - alive, still in use