hold - počkat na lince

verb - (when phoning) to wait on the line until somebody can speak

 

livelihood - obživa, živobytí

noun - the way of getting money etc. that you need to live

landlord - pan domácí, domácí

noun - a man who rents a room or flat to other people

 

earn - zasloužit si (něco)

verb - to get something because you worked for it and deserve it

 

fool around - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

horse about - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, British English, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

horse around - blbnout, dělat blbiny, dělat koniny, dělat kraviny

verb, informal - to play in a noisy, rough way, without being very careful

 

put down - utratit (zvíře)

verb - to kill an animal (esp. because it is hurt or sick)

chirp - štěbetat, švitořit, cvrlikat

verb - to make sharp high-pitched sounds, like small birds or insects

 

night watchman - noční hlídač

noun - a person whose job is to guard a building at night

 

take - pochopit, přebrat si něco, brát něco (nějak)

verb - to look at something or understand something in a particular way

 

so - aby

conjunction - in order to do something, with the purpose of doing something

 

disparage - shazovat, znevažovat, snižovat

verb - to express the opinion that something is bad, weak, inferior etc.

 

account for - zodpovídat se (z něčeho)

verb - to give an explanation of something you have done or caused

loo paper - toaletní papír

noun, British English, informal - soft paper that you use when you go to the toilet