long-standing - dlouholetý, dlouhotrvající
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ'stændɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ'stændɪŋ/

adjective - existing for a long time

 
interval - interval, mezidobí
BrE
/'ɪntəvl/
AmE
/'ɪnt̬ərvl/

noun - the time between two events

 
antique - starožitnost
BrE
/æn'ti:k/
AmE
/æn'ti:k/

noun - something that has a special value because it is very old

 
calculate - odhadnout, odhadovat
BrE
/'kælkjʊleɪt/
AmE
/'kælkjəleɪt/

verb - to estimate something

 
miscalculate - špatně spočítat, chybně spočítat
BrE
/mɪs'kælkjəleɪt/
AmE
/mɪs'kælkjəleɪt/

verb - to calculate something incorrectly

on cloud nine
on cloud nine - v sedmém nebi
BrE
/ɒnˌklaʊd'naɪn/
AmE
/ɑ:nˌklaʊd'naɪn/

adverb, informal - extremely happy about something

delicates
delicates - jemné prádlo
BrE
/'delɪkəts/
AmE
/'delɪkəts/

noun - clothes that should be washed carefully

out of this world
out of this world - neskutečný, úchvatný
BrE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:ld/
AmE
/ˌaʊtəvðɪs'wɜ:rld/

adjective, informal - extremely good or beautiful

 
make up - napracovat, nahradit si, dohnat
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to compensate for work you missed, for not working hard enough etc.

 
lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)
BrE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌlaɪ ə'hed/

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 
knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnʌkl'daʊn/

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 
knock off - zabalit (skončit), skončit v práci
BrE
/ˌnɒk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop working

 
recruit - rekrut
BrE
/rɪ'kru:t/
AmE
/rɪ'kru:t/

noun - a person who has just started working for the police or joined the armed forces

 
kick off - odstartovat, začít
BrE
/ˌkɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkɪk'ɑf/

verb - to begin, to start

 
dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay