rat race - honba za (penězi či kariérou apod.)

noun - the kind of way of life in which people always compete with each other to be rich, powerful etc.

 

first come, first served - kdo dřív přijde, ten dřív mele

phrase - used to mean that a group of people will be dealt with in the order in which they arrive

smartphone - chytrý telefon

noun - a device that can be used to make phone calls, send text messages, browse the internet, take photographs etc.

 

switchboard - telefonní ústředna

noun - a telephone central in a company etc. where callers can be put through to different parts of the company

landmark - orientační bod, památka

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are

 

share - akcie

noun - one of the many small parts of the value of a company that can be sold to the public

seal - zapečetit, zaplombovat

verb - to put a piece of wax or another material over something which cannot be opened without breaking this material

fennel - fenykl

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

bamboo - bambus

noun - a tall tropical plant, it can be eaten when it is young or furniture can be made of it when it is older

mechanical pencil - verzatilka, mechanická padací tužka

noun, American English, technical - a pencil in which the lead can be pushed out

propelling pencil - verzatilka, mechanická padací tužka

noun, British English, technical - a pencil in which the lead can be pushed out

 

view - dohled, výhled, zorné pole, vyhlídka

noun - what can or cannot be seen in a particular situation

 

perceptibly - citelně, znatelně, zřetelně

adverb, formal - in a way that is can be felt or seen

 

radical - radikální

adjective - believing that there should be complete political or social change

 

inexcusable - neomluvitelný

adjective - cannot be forgiven or tolerated because it is extremely bad