Pete - Péťa

noun - a familiar form of the name Peter

 

connected - spojovaný, spojený

adjective - associated with, related to

 

Stirling - Stirling

noun - a historic town / castle in Scotland

 

up to - na (něčím rozhodnutí)

preposition - for somebody to decide, someone's responsibility

 

in need - v nouzi

phrase - needing help

 

run to - dosáhnout, dosahovat, vyšplhat se na

verb - to be of a particular amount, length etc.

 

unimportant - nedůležitý

adjective - not having great value, meaning or influence

keep one's fingers crossed - držet (někomu) palce, držet palce, držet pěsti

verb - to wish someone luck

 

planter - velký květináč

noun - a pot or container (usually large) in which you can grow various plants

 

as if - jako by, jako kdyby

conjunction - like, how it would be if

 

caps - velká písmena, kapitálky

noun - a shortened form of 'capital letters' or 'capitals'

 

gain on - dohánět (koho)

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 

go - změnit se (na co), přejít (na co)

verb - to change from one state/color to another

traffic light - světlo na semaforu

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

 

eke out a living - živořit, žít ze dne na den, těžko shánět obživu

verb - to earn barely enough money to survive