retention - zachování, udržení
BrE
/rɪ'tenʃn/
AmE
/rɪ'tenʃn/

noun - the action of keeping something, the continued use of something

 
birthday card - přání k narozeninám (písemné)
BrE
/'bɜ:θdeɪ ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'bɜ:rθdeɪ ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a card that you give someone on their birthday as a gift

 
prolong - prodloužit
BrE
/prə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/prə'lɔ:ŋ/

verb - to make something last longer

 
cut off - přerušit telefonní spojení
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to get suddenly disconnected when you are on the phone, you cannot speak to the other person

 
probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 
seller - prodávající, prodejce
BrE
/'selə/
AmE
/'selər/

noun - a person who sells something

 
heartwarming - dojemný, hřejivý
BrE
/'hɑ:tˌwɔ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:rtˌwɔ:rmɪŋ/

adjective - making you feel happy

 
cold-blooded - studenokrevný
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/
AmE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/

adjective, technical - (of animals) having a body temperature that depends on the environment

 
cold-blooded - nelítostný, chladnokrevný
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/
AmE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/

adjective - not showing feelings, sympathy and kindness like other people

 
capital punishment - trest smrti
BrE
/ˌkæpɪtl 'pʌnɪʃmənt/
AmE
/ˌkæpɪtl 'pʌnɪʃmənt/

noun - ​the legal punishment of being killed

 
evident - zřejmý, očividný
BrE
/'evɪdənt/
AmE
/'evɪdənt/

adjective - easily understood or noticeable

negligent
negligent - nedbalý, zanedbávající (povinnosti)
BrE
/'neglɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒənt/

adjective - not giving enough attention or care to things or people

 
negligent - ležerní (pohyb, styl)
BrE
/'neglɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒənt/

adjective, literary - (of a person's movements or manners) not formal, relaxed

 
compile - sestavit (z různých informací)
BrE
/kəm'paɪl/
AmE
/kəm'paɪl/

verb - to collect information from different places to produce a list, book, etc.