hang in the balance - být nejistý, viset na vlásku, být v nejistotě, být ohrožený

verb - to be uncertain

 

associate - společník, kolega, partner, spolupracovník

noun - a person you work with

 

on somebody's account - kvůli někomu

adverb - because of somebody

 

by all accounts - podle všeho

adverb - according to what people say

 

take account of - vzít v úvahu, vzít v potaz, zamyslet se nad

verb - to consider something when making a decision

register - kasa, pokladna

noun, American English - a machine in which the money is kept in a shop

 

account for - vysvětlit, objasnit

verb - to explain something

 

race - uhánět, běžet jako o závod, hnát, letět

verb - to run, move, work or function very fast

 

tum - bříško (hlavně dětské)

noun, British English, informal - the belly, stomach (especially when talking to children)

satsuma - mandarinka, druh mandarinky (bez pecek)

noun - a fruit like a small orange without seeds with skin that can be removed easily

capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

 

self-important - domýšlivý, namyšlený

adjective - believing that you are more important than other people

 

retention - zachování, udržení

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

 

birthday card - přání k narozeninám (písemné)

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

 

prolong - prodloužit

verb - to make something last longer