busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

teethe - mít rostoucí zoubky (o dítěti)

verb - (of a baby) to have the first set teeth growing

 

inefficiency - neefektivnost, neefektivita

noun - the inability to work without wasting time, money, effort etc.

 

dawdle - loudat se

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

 

concentrate - zahustit, zahušťovat, koncentrovat

verb - to make a liquid thicker by removing water from it

 

bafflement - nechápání, zmatení

noun - confusion, the state of not being able to understand something

 

pop - praskat, pukat, prasknout, bouchnout (co)

verb - to make something burst with a short little explosive sound

shave off - oholit

verb - to cut off hair, beard etc. completely with a razor

 

excuse - záminka

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

 

meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

 

carrier - přenašeč, nositel (nemoci)

noun - a person or animal that passes a disease to others

 

smite - udeřit, srazit (k zemi), zasáhnout, ztrestat

verb, literary - to hit very hard, especially as a punishment from God

 

criss-cross - křížit se, být křížem krážem

verb - to form a pattern like many lines crossing each other

 

overbook - mít příliš mnoho rezervací

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

 

squirrel away - škudlit (si něco)

verb - to hide things away so you can use them later