firearm - střelná zbraň

noun, formal - a small gun, such as a revolver, a rifle etc.

paperhanger - tapetář

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

 

take it for granted - brát jako fakt, nepochybovat o tom, brát to jako samozřejmé, považovat za samozřejmé

verb - not to doubt something, to accept something as a fact

 

consist in - spočívat v (čem), tkvět (v čem)

verb, formal - to lie in, to have something as the main part

 

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

 

verbatim - doslovně, doslova, slovo od slova

adverb, formal - exactly the same way as something was spoken or written

 

cement - stmelit, upevnit (přátelství, vztahy apod.)

verb - to make something such as a relationship or friendship stronger

 

none taken - to je v pořádku (neurazil jsem se)

phrase - a phrase we use as a response to "no offense"

 

smite - udeřit, srazit (k zemi), zasáhnout, ztrestat

verb, literary - to hit very hard, especially as a punishment from God

 

intonation - intonace

noun - the way someone's voice rises and falls as he speaks

 

www - www

(as part of a URL) short for World Wide Web

 

twinkle - blýskat se, třpytit se

verb - to shine unsteadily (such as a star in the sky)

 

futuristic - futuristický

adjective - very modern, looking as if it was from the future

 

granule - zrno, granulka, granule

noun - a small piece of something, such as salt, coffee etc.