identity card - průkaz totožnosti

noun - a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information, people have to carry this card to prove who they are

 

incline - naklonit (hlavu)

verb, formal - to bend your head forward

 

liaise - úzce spolupracovat

verb, British English - to work closely with someone and keep each other informed about what is going on

 

keep up with - držet krok s něčím, být informován

verb - to be aware of current events

 

detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 

mull - zvažovat, přemýšlet, promýšlet, uvažovat

verb - to think about something slowly and carefully

 

key - klíč (odpovědi), odpovědi, řešení

noun - the answers to an exercise

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 

bravely - statečně

adverb - fearlessly, with no fear

intrepidly - neohroženě, statečně, nebojácně

adverb - bravely, without fear

 

dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

 

dust off - oprášit, oklepat prach

verb - to remove the dust from something

brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

minute - dělat zápis

verb - to write down what is said at a meeting