shaft - rukojeť, topůrko, násada

noun - a long narrow part of something (such as an axe, a spear, a golf club etc.)

 

infrastructure - infrastruktura

noun - important buildings, services and systems necessary for a country (such as roads, power lines, bridges etc.)

 

fable - bajka

noun - a short story with animals as the main characters, it has a moral at the end

cup - pohár (sportovní)

noun - a large metal container with two handles which is given as a prize in sporting events

 

uranium - uran

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 92) a highly radioactive metal used e.g. as nuclear fuel

 

plagiarism - plagiátorství

noun - the act of taking someone's words or ideas and using them as if they were yours

sceptre - žezlo

noun - a ceremonial staff that is held by a king or queen as a symbol of power

 

half-sister - sestra (mající společného jen jednoho rodiče)

noun - a girl/woman who has the same mother or father as you do (but not both)

 

give free rein - dát volnou ruku, dát volné pole působnosti, neomezovat v jednání

verb - let somebody do what they want, to give somebody the freedom to act as they want

 

needles - jehličí

noun - a kind of stiff, thin, pointy leaves of some trees (such as a spruce, pine etc.)

 

half-brother - bratr (mající společného jen jednoho rodiče)

noun - a boy/man who has the same mother or father as you do (but not both)

card - karta (hrací)

noun - one of the rectangular pieces of hard paper used in games such as poker, bridge etc.

 

dizzy - způsobující závrať, závratný

adjective - making you feel as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall

 

remainder - zbytek (mat.)

noun - the number that is left after you've divided one number by another as a whole number

 

junket - výlet (placený někým jiným)

noun, American English - a trip that was paid for by somebody else, such as a company, the government etc.