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while away - krátit si (volnou chvíli), zabíjet (čas)

verb - to spend time doing something easy

 

congested - ucpaný, zacpaný (silnice apod.)

adjective - full of cars or people so it's difficult to walk or drive on

 

dysfunctional - dysfunkční, nefunkční

adjective, formal - not behaving properly or not working normally

 

make up - zajistit, dát dohromady (např. nějaký peněžní obnos)

verb - to add something to make an amount of something as large as it should be, especially money

 

elective - volitelný, výběrový

adjective, formal - chosen by election

 

credit - kredit (jednotka obtížnosti vysokoškolského předmětu)

noun - a unit that represents a successfully completed course; a unit of study at a university

 

steal a march on - získat výhodu nad (kým), vypálit někomu rybník,

verb - to gain an advantage over someone by acting before they do

 

by the looks of it - jak to tak vypadá, když na to tak koukám

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 

arsonist - žhář

noun - a person who commits the crime of setting someone's property on fire

 

point - chvíle, moment, okamžik

noun - a particular moment

 

screen - kontrolovat, filtrovat

verb - to examine or test something in order to find out if it fits given criteria etc.

 

on business - obchodně, pracovně, služebně

adverb - to go somewhere or do something as a part of your job

 

burst out - náhle se dát do (např. breku), vybouchnout, vyprsknout (smíchy apod.)

verb - to start doing something suddenly, for instance, laughing, crying, shouting, etc.

 

time and again - zas a znova, neustále, opakovaně

phrase - repeatedly, very often

 

to death - k smrti (vyděsit či mít rád apod.)

adverb - very much