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make up - napracovat, nahradit si, dohnat

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

 

lie ahead - čekat (někoho v budoucnosti) , být před někým (čekat něhoho)

verb - to be going to happen in the future

 

knuckle down - máknout (na něčem), zabrat, pustit se do něčeho

verb, informal - to start working hard on something

 

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

 

copycat - opičit se (po někom), napodobovat (někoho)

verb, informal - to copy what somebody else does

 

varsity - školní sport (závodní)

noun, American English - a team representing a college or a high-school at competitions, championships etc.

 

span - překlenout, přemostit, pokrýt

verb - to cover an area, to stretch across an area

 

provisional - provizorní, dočasný

adjective - only for a short time, likely to be changed