Rita Skeeter - Rita Holoubková

noun - (Harry Potter) a prominent female journalist for the Daily Prophet

 

ranking - hodnocení, klasifikace, pořadí v žebříčku

noun - the position on a scale based on quality, success etc.

 

readership - čtenáři, čtenářská obec, čtenářská veřejnost

noun - the number of people who read a particular newspaper etc.

 

ransom - výkupné

noun - the money paid to let a kidnapped person go free

 

rewind - přetočit (kazetu), přetáčet (kazetu)

verb - to return a tape, cassette, film etc. to the beginning

 

mythology - mytologie

noun - all the myths and legends connected with a particular culture

epidemic - epidemie

noun - a disease that affects many people at the same time

pile-up - řetězová nehoda

noun - a road accident involving many cars at the same time

premiere - premiéra

noun - the first public performance of a film or play etc.

plug - zastrčit (do zásuvky), zapojit (do zásuvky), dát do zásuvky

verb - to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the socket

 

peer - vrstevník

noun - a person of the same age etc. as somebody else

peel - oloupat, oškrabat (brambory apod.)

verb - to take away the covering (of a fruit or vegetable)

spoonful - lžíce (objem)

noun - the amount of something that can fit on a spoon

 

soot - saze

noun - the black powder that comes from a fire or smoke

raindrop - dešťová kapka, kapka deště

noun - a single drop of water that comes from the sky