commuter - dojíždějící

noun - a person who has to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 

close shave - únik o vlásek

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

swing - houpat se, zhoupnout, houpat, zhoupnout se

verb - to move back and forth or from side to side while hanging from something

 

step - udělat krok

verb - to move one foot forward in front of the other in order to walk

 

specialize - specializovat se, specializovat

verb - to concentrate on one field only in order to be very good at it

 

soothe - utišit, uklidnit, utěšovat, zklidnit (bolest)

verb - to make something less painful, to make somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

ring - zvonit, zazvonit

verb - to make a sound like a bell, to make a bell produce a sound

 

promote - propagovat, dělat reklamu (čemu)

verb - to let the public know about a product in order to increase its sales

 

postal-order - poštovní poukázka, složenka

noun - a piece of paper that is used to send money to people by post

 

postal order - poštovní poukázka, složenka

noun - a piece of paper that is used to send money to people by post

stand up - nepřijít na rande (s někým), nepřijít na schůzku (s někým)

verb - not to come to a date or meeting which you had arranged with someone

 

papergirl - žena roznášející noviny, dívka roznášející noviny

noun - a woman or a girl whose job is to deliver newspapers to people's homes

 

validate - uznat, schválit

verb - to approve of something, to state that something is correct or meets a standard

crow - kokrhat, zakokrhat

verb - to cry like a rooster, (of a rooster) to make a high, harsh sound

 

sober up - vystřízlivět

verb - to become sober after you've drunk a lot of alcohol; to make somebody sober