inch - šinout se, vléct se, vláčet se, pomalu se sunout, pomalu se posouvat
BrE
/'ɪntʃ/
AmE
/'ɪntʃ/

verb - to move forward very slowly

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

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

 
force majeure - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌfɔ:s mə'ɜ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:rs mə'ɜ:r/

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

 
tide over - pomoci překonat, pomoci překlenout období
BrE
/ˌtaɪd'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌtaɪd'oʊvər/

verb - to help someone get through a difficult period of time by providing them with what they need

 
press on - nepřestávat, vytrvale pokračovat, nevzdávat to
BrE
/ˌpres'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpres'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue doing something in spite of difficulties etc.

set up
set up - nastavit, zapojit, nainstalovat
BrE
/ˌset'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ʌp/

verb - to make something ready to use, such as a device or a piece of machinery

 
get - přihodit se, stát se (někomu něco bez vlastního přičinění)
BrE
/'get/
AmE
/'get/

verb - to happen without your intention

 
have - přihodit se, stát se (někomu něco bez vlastního přičinění)
BrE
/'hæv/
AmE
/'hæv/

verb - to experience something, usually unpleasant, that someone does to you

 
redo - předělat, rekonstruovat
BrE
/ri:'du:/
AmE
/ri:'du:/

verb - to do something again, so it is better or different

 
unusually - neobyčejně, nezvykle, zvláštně
BrE
/ʌn'ju:ʒʊəli/
AmE
/ʌn'ju:ʒʊəli/

adverb - to emphasize that something or someone has more exceptional quality than normal

lunch box
lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)
BrE
/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/
AmE
/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

 
one-liner - hláška, krátký vtípek
BrE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnə/
AmE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnər/

noun, informal - a funny remark or a joke that is usually one sentence long

stutter
stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)
BrE
/'stʌtə/
AmE
/'stʌt̬ər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grow out of - vyrůst z (čeho)
BrE
/ˌgrəʊ 'aʊt ɒv/
AmE
/ˌgroʊ 'aʊt ɑ:v/

verb - to stop doing something when you get older

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds