Santa Claus - Santa Claus

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa - Santa

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 

blackmailing - vydírání

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 

confide - svěřit (se), svěřovat (se)

verb - to tell someone something private or confidential, to trust someone with something private or confidential

 

keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

dismiss - zamítnout, zavrhnout, smést ze stolu

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

 

thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 

squeeze in - vmáčknout, vtlačit (časově), udělat si čas (na někoho)

verb - to give someone your time or to meet with someone although you are very busy

repent - kát se, litovat (čeho)

verb, formal - to feel sorry that you've done something wrong and try not to do it again

 

bookmark - přidat do záložek, založit si, vytvořit si záložku

verb - to mark a specific page in a book using a bookmark, making it easier to return to that page later without losing one's place, to save or mark a specific webpage or online resource

 

godly - zbožný, bohabojný, božský

adjective, dated - showing reverence and obedience to God