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

 

cut off - přerušit telefonní spojení

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

 

probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat

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

 

probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat

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

coniferous - jehličnatý

adjective - used in connection with trees whose leaves are like needles and produces cones

 

rally - sjednotit se (pro společný cíl)

verb - to bring people together to support someone or something

 

rally - shromáždění, manifestace

noun - a large public meeting that is held to support a political party or a particular idea

 

buzzer - bzučák

noun - an electrical device that produces buzzing sound to attract someone's attention

 

interest rate - úroková sazba

noun - the amount of interest that a financial company charges you when you borrow money or that you gain when you keep money in an account

 

dollop - kydnout

verb, informal - to add something casually, usually soft food

dollop - kydanec, kydnutí (množství)

noun, informal - a small amount of something soft, usually food

 

denounce - kritizovat, pranýřovat

verb - to criticize someone or something severely