lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 

knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 

knock off - zabalit (skončit), skončit v práci

verb - to stop working

 

recruit - rekrut

noun - a person who has just started working for the police or joined the armed forces

 

kick off - odstartovat, začít

verb - to begin, to start

 

dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 

crop - ostříhat na krátko

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 

crop up - nečekaně nastat

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 

downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 

calculate - odhadnout, odhadovat

verb - to estimate something

 

miscalculate - špatně spočítat, chybně spočítat

verb - to calculate something incorrectly

on cloud nine - v sedmém nebi

adverb, informal - extremely happy about something

non-flammable - nehořlavý, těžko hořlavý

adjective - not burning easily

plaster cast - sádra, sádrový obvaz

noun - a hard casing made of plaster that doctors put on your broken arm or leg

plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.