posmrtný život, příští / další život

 I came to tell you that in the next life you won't return to Earth.(BNC)

I want us to be together in the next life.(BNC)

I'm preparing myself for the next life. (BNC)

být plný života, nabitý energií (píseň, atd.)

His songs are full of life. (Lingea)

If entering a show, you may well find you come up trumps, mainly because you feel so fit and full of life. (BNC)

Louisa, an attractive girl full of life was in service at Mapledurham. (BNC)

vdechnout život, projasnit (např. místnost vymalováním)

I`ll try to breathe new life into our old bedroom. (Lingea)

We need some new people to breathe life into this project.(CALD)

Breathe new life into a tired old bathroom with a coat of brightly coloured paint in this season's exciting colours.(CIDI)

oživnout, ožít, probudit se k životu

After the first goal the match finally came to life. (Lingea)

Etna came to life again. (Lingea)

Everything came to life in the summer with the warm weather and long days. (BNC)

oživit, přivést k životu, vnést oživení (př.do knihy)

In fairy-tales it is possible to bring the statue to life. (Lingea)

She brought he story to life with some details. (Lingea)

It's always been an interesting period in history and this film really brought it to life.(CALD)

známky života

She soon fell victim, and ceased to show any signs of life. (BNC)

He was looking at a completely empty street, so lacking in signs of life that it might be a convenient escape route. (BNC)

Andy Lavender looks for signs of life in the Shaw corpus. (BNC)

být udýchaný/zadýchaný, nemoci popadnout dech

She was out of breath after climbing the stairs.(W.Magnuson,Eng.Idioms)

By the time they reached the third floor they were both out of breath. (BNC)

She didn't slow down until she was almost out of breath. (BNC)

Tomu moc nevěř!, Radši na to nespoléhej!, S tím moc nepočítej!

She said she'd phone but don't hold your breath.(CIDI)

She said she might have finished by this afternoon but don't hold your breath.(CALD)

The City will repair the street but don't hold your breath. (W.Magnuson, Eng.Idioms)

zadržet dech

Hold your breath for a few moments. (BNC)

Hold your breath for ten seconds while you have a good stretch. (BNC)

Just lean your shoulders a little further forward, and when I tell you, hold your breath.(BNC)

nemít čas si ani vydechnout

He surfaced, briefly, but the swell rolled him over and drove him down again before he'd even had time to draw breath. (BNC)

For one thing it gives me the opportunity to write to you, and also I must have time to draw breath and come to terms with this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me. (BNC)

Hanging back as he strode off to get it, she protested worriedly, `;I really think it might be best not to --; and I don't know quite how it is, but although you all seem to move without speed, not to hurry, I feel as though I'm being rushed along without time to draw breath!'; (BNC)

oddechnout, vydechnout, nabrat dech

 I shan't draw breath or stop fidgeting until we're on that train to Glenfarg… (BNC)

By 1550, the Scots could stop to draw breath. (BNC)

Once he got started, the Brigadier didn't draw breath for more than half an hour. (BNC)

(znovu) popadnout/chytit dech, vzapamatovat se, vzchopit se

Let her get her breath back first. (BNC)

When I got my breath back I pushed between them. (BNC)

You've hardly got your breath back, and we're already talking about `;next time';? (BNC)

výdech

The evaporation cools down the mouth in readiness for a breathing out.(BNC)

By as little breathing out as possible, more oxygen is retained in the body. (BNC)

Concentrate on a breathing out. (BNC)

ndechnout se (zhluboka)

Maidstone paused and took a deep breath. (BNC)

She held the doorhandle, took a deep breath, and opened the door. (BNC)

 took a deep breath and said, yes, all right, he could borrow mine. (BNC)

nadechnutí, nádech

I could hear his intake of breath. (BNC)

There was a muffled intake of breath and a thrill of mounting expectation. (BNC)

Marian heard a quick intake of breath from Allen, the sound a horse makes when it is about to bolt. (BNC)