if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

 

but for - kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)

preposition - a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'

 

on one's own - na vlastních nohách, na vlastní pěst, sám

adverb - alone, without help

 

discriminate - rozlišovat

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 

turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

motive - motiv, pohnutka

noun - the reason behind someone's actions

 

gather - pochopit (něco z něčeho), rozumět (něčemu nějak), domnívat se

verb - to understand something in a particular way based on what you have learned

lisp - šlapat si na jazyk, šišlat

verb - to speak with a fault in which you can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly

lisp - šlapání si na jazyk, šišlání

noun - a speech fault in which a person can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly

truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 

Biro - propiska, kuličkové pero

noun, British English - (trademark) a cheap kind of a ballpoint pen

 

bureau de change - směnárna

noun - an office where you can exchange one currency for another

 

bureau - komoda

noun, American English - a chest of drawers

 

bureau - psací stůl

noun, British English - a piece of furniture with drawers and a top that can be opened to write on

 

bureau - úřad, kancelář

noun - an office or a department