knock off - zabalit (skončit), skončit v práci

verb - to stop working

 

recruit - rekrut

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

 

kick off - odstartovat, začít

verb - to begin, to start

 

dive in - pustit se (do něčeho)

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

 

crop - ostříhat na krátko

verb - to cut someone's hair short

 

crop up - nečekaně nastat

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

 

downbeat - pochmurný, negativní, depresivní, pesimistický

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

 

factual - faktický

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

 

make a wish - přát si něco, mít přání, něco si přát

verb - to think of what you wish for, hoping that it will happen as if by magic

swear word - sprosté slovo, nadávka

noun - a word that is considered to be rude or offensive

head over heels - až po uši (zamilovaný), zamilovaný, poblázněný (zamilovaný)

adverb - completely in love

 

itty-bitty - malinkatý, prťavý

adjective, informal - tiny, very small, very insignificant

infantile - infantilní, dětinský

adjective - childish, typical of a child, not an adult

 

compute - spočítat, vypočítat

verb, formal - to find out by using numbers and mathematics, to calculate

 

rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work