pass on - předat dál

verb - to give something to somebody (especially after you've had it or used it)

 

personalise - opatřit jménem vlastníka

verb - to change something so that it is obvious that it belongs to you

 

rewrite - přepsat, předělat

verb - to write something again in a different way in order to improve it

 

sourdough - kvásek (chlebový)

noun - dough that is left to ferment in order to make bread using it

foul - faulovat

verb - (in sports) to do something to another player that is against the rules

lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)

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

 

elaborate - rozvést, rozpracovat

verb - to give more details about something, or to develop a plan or idea

 

detach - oddělit, izolovat, vytvořit odstup

verb - to move one thing further from another, to separate something from a group

afford - dovolit si, moci si dovolit (finančně)

verb - to have enough money in order to buy something or pay for something

 

pull - udělat, učinit (ve spec. frázích)

verb - to make; to move a part of your body in a particular direction

 

pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 

slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 

bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 

thinner - ředidlo

noun - a liquid that is added especially to paint to make it less thick

 

hold out - vytrvat, vydržet

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in