holidaymaker - rekreant, cestovatel, turista, výletník, dovolenkář

noun, British English - someone who is visiting a place on holiday

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

 

skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

 

payday - den výplaty, výplatní den

noun - the day you receive money for the work you've done

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better