constituent - složka, prvek

noun - one of the things from which a substance or system is formed

 

civil servant - státní zaměstnanec

noun - a person who works in the civil service

 

form teacher - třídní učitel

noun, British English - a teacher who is responsible for a particular class

 

wait for - čekat na (někoho)

verb - something has been left for you to use or deal with when you arrive

 

present - přítomnost, současnost

noun - the period of time that is happening right now

 

merit - zasluhovat (si)

verb, formal - to deserve a particular treatment or action (attention, praise, etc.)

foam - pěnit, zpěnit

verb - to produce foam

lather - mýdlová pěna

noun - a white mass of bubbles produced when mixing soap with water

 

rack your brains - lámat si hlavu, namáhat si hlavu

verb - to think very hard about something

 

contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 

beyond belief - k nevíře, neuvěřitelný

adjective - difficult or impossible to believe

pressie - dáreček, prezent

noun, British English, informal - a present (British English, informal)

 

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