fiddle about with - hrát si s (něčím) pohrávat si s (něčím), vrtat se v (něčem)

verb, British English, informal - to keep moving or playing with something in order to make it look better, in order to fix it etc.

 

shelter - útulek

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 

conclude - dojít k závěru, udělat závěr

verb - to come to the end of; to form an opinion at the end of something that you have gone through

bribe - podplatit

verb - to offer money etc. to someone because you want them to do you a favour, especially in a dishonest way

squint - mžourat, mhouřit, přimhouřit (oči)

verb - to close your eyes slightly in order to protect them from bright light or in order to see something better

 

crucify - ukřižovat

verb - to kill somebody by nailing them to a wooden cross (which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals)

feel - sáhnout, sahat, osahat, hmatat, ohmatat, nahmatat

verb - to touch with your hand in order to know what it's like, to find your way in the dark etc.

 

you know - víš, chápeš, víš co

phrase, informal - used when you want to explain what you mean to someone by referring to something that the person knows about

order - objednat si, objednat

verb - to ask a waiter for a certain food or drink, to ask a supplier to send you certain goods etc.

 

flashy - okázalý, nápadný, křiklavý

adjective, informal - tending to attract attention or admiration due to being colourful, stylish, or extravagant in a way that is intended to impress

 

rake over - hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)

verb - to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level

 

rake up - hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)

verb - to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level

 

thingummy - cosi, něco

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 

direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

 

rationalisation - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun, British English - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand