deafen - ohlušit

verb - (esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things

 

minor - nezletilý

adjective - not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.

 

underage - nezletilý

adjective - not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.

 

under age - nezletilý

adjective - not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.

 

theocracy - teokracie

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

 

with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 

with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

gift voucher - dárková poukázka, dárkový kupon

noun - a piece of paper, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods in a shop

 

make up - zajistit, dát dohromady (např. nějaký peněžní obnos)

verb - to add something to make an amount of something as large as it should be, especially money

 

officialdom - byrokracie

noun - used to refer to people who have a position of authority, especially in the government or in on other organizations, usually when you think that their rules are not effective

baptism - křest

noun - a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church

hone - naostřit, nabrousit, dobrousit (čepel, ostří apod.)

verb - to sharpen something, especially a blade, by rubbing it on a stone or similar surface

 

standpoint - hledisko, stanovisko, úhel pohledu, pohled

noun - a way of thinking about something based on a particular set of beliefs or experiences