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

 

on a basis - na bázi, nějakým způsobem

adverb - in a particular way

 

on the basis of - na základě

adverb - according to something, based on something

 

basis - základ (čeho), východisko

noun - something that other things develop from

 

on a regular basis - pravidelně

adverb - regularly

on a daily basis - denně, každodenně

adverb - every day

 

off balance - vyvedený z rovnováhy

adverb - surprised or suddenly confused by something