retire - odejít, odebrat se, uchýlit se (na tiché místo)

verb, formal - go to a place that is quieter and more private

 

enigma - záhada, tajemství (věc, člověk)

noun - something or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand

 

telephone pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup

noun, American English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

telegraph pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup

noun, British English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 

snappy - výstižný, svižný, k věci, energický, pohotový, mající spád

adjective - concise and clever, often in an amusing or witty way

 

market - trh

noun - commercial activity that involves buying and selling products or services

in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 

insurance agent - pojišťovací agent

noun - a person who arranges and sells insurance as their job

 

insurance broker - pojišťovací agent

noun - a person who arranges and sells insurance as their job

 

long-winded - zdlouhavý

adjective - (of a speech, letter, etc.) too long and therefore boring

server - číšník, servírka, obsluha (v restauraci)

noun - a person who serves food and drinks in a restaurant

 

flimsy - tenký, tenoučký, lehký (o látce či oblečení)

adjective - very light and thin, easily torn (of material or clothing)

 

metallurgy - hutnictví, metalurgie

noun - the scientific study of the properties and uses of metals

 

pat - příliš jednoduché, jednoznačné

adjective - (an answer, explanation, etc.) too simple and not seeming natural