private detective - soukromý detektiv

noun - a detective that you can pay to find out information

 

explanatory - objasňující, vysvětlujicí

adjective - giving an explanation about something to make people understand it

 

attractively - přitažlivě, atraktivně

adverb - in a way that is very pleasant to look at

 

merit - zasluhovat (si)

verb, formal - to deserve a particular treatment or action (attention, praise, etc.)

life-threatening - život ohrožující

adjective - (of a situation or an illness) likely to kill someone

 

cut - stříhat (nahrávku)

verb - to prepare a tape by removing some parts of it

procrastinator - prokrastinátor, kdo prokrastinuje, kdo odkládá věci na později

noun - a person who tends to put things off until later

 

wager - vsadit se (že něco)

verb, formal - used to say when you are confident something is true

 

overbook - mít příliš mnoho rezervací

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

shave off - oholit

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

 

action - žaloba, úkon

noun - a legal process that is brought to a law court

 

lounge - povalovat se, lenošit, posedávat, rozvalovat se

verb - to sit or lie in a lazy or relaxed way

 

snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

 

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

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

 

canoodle - muchlat se, muckat se, muchlovat se

verb, informal - to kiss passionately for a long time and touch sexually