if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

 

but for - kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)

preposition - a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'

 

on one's own - na vlastních nohách, na vlastní pěst, sám

adverb - alone, without help

 

discriminate - rozlišovat

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 

turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

motive - motiv, pohnutka

noun - the reason behind someone's actions

 

gather - pochopit (něco z něčeho), rozumět (něčemu nějak), domnívat se

verb - to understand something in a particular way based on what you have learned

lisp - šlapat si na jazyk, šišlat

verb - to speak with a fault in which you can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly

lisp - šlapání si na jazyk, šišlání

noun - a speech fault in which a person can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly

 

eh - cože? jakže?

interjection, British English, informal - used when you didn't understand or aren't sure you understood what someone has just said

 

snooze - dřímat, pospávat

verb - to sleep lightly during the day, especially if you're not in bed

 

virginity - panenství, panictví

noun - the state of being a virgin

 

blight - plíseň, hniloba (na rostlinách)

noun - a disease that kills plants, there are many kinds

 

sucker - kdo nedokáže něčemu odolat, kdo má pro něco slabost

noun, informal - someone who can't resist something, someone who enjoys something very much

 

blossom - vzkvétat, rozvíjet se

verb - to grow, to develop, to become more successful