undertake - podniknout, pustit se (do něčeho), provést, provádět

verb - to start doing something, especially if it's something that takes some time or effort

 

non-political - nepolitický

adjective - not concerning or connected to politics

 

noiselessly - nehlučně, tiše, bez vydání zvuku

adverb - without making any noise

 

inch - šinout se, vléct se, vláčet se, pomalu se sunout, pomalu se posouvat

verb - to move forward very slowly

 

hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 

semifinal - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semitrailer - kamion, tahač s návěsem

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 

semidetached - spojený na jedné straně (o domu)

adjective - sharing one wall with another house

 

semi - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semi - tahač s návěsem, kamion

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 

my foot - to zrovna

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 

perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý

adjective - existing for a long time

make it - stihnout dorazit

verb - to be able to get somewhere

 

striper - mořčák pruhovaný

noun, informal - the striped bass

 

candy striper - dobrovolník v nemocnici, dobrovolnice v nemocnici

noun, American English, informal - a volunteer worker in a hospital (usually a young female)