saying - rčení, přísloví
BrE
/'seɪɪŋ/
AmE
/'seɪɪŋ/

noun - a well-known wise phrase that people say in a particular situation

 
since then - od té doby
BrE
/sɪns'ðen/
AmE
/sɪns'ðen/

adverb - from that time

 
dictatorship - diktatura, diktátorství
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp/
AmE
/dɪk'teɪt̬ərʃɪp/

noun - a kind of government in which the ruler has absolute power and is not restrained by law

dictator
dictator - diktátor
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtə/
AmE
/'dɪkteɪt̬ər/

noun - a ruler who has absolute power and is not restrained by law

 
bring down - svrhnout
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'daʊn/

verb - to take away the power of a king/queen/dictator etc.

 
democratic - demokratický
BrE
/ˌdemə'krætɪk/
AmE
/ˌdemə'kræt̬ɪk/

adjective - based on the principles of democracy

 
go through - procházet (si něčím - např. těžkým obdobím)
BrE
/'gəʊ θru:/
AmE
/'goʊ θru:/

verb - to experience something, to live through something (esp. a difficult period etc.)

 
go through - procházet (např. pročítat)
BrE
/'gəʊ θru:/
AmE
/'goʊ θru:/

verb - to look at something carefully, to read something

be about to
be about to - chystat se (něco udělat)
BrE
/bi: ə'baʊt tʊ/
AmE
/bi: ə'baʊt tʊ/

verb - to be going to do something very soon, to be going to happen very soon

board
board - vedení, rada, komise, vedení (např. školy apod.)
BrE
/'bɔ:d/
AmE
/'bɔ:rd/

noun - a group of people whose job is to make official decission about something

 
Avril Lavigne - Avril Lavigne
BrE
/'ævrəl lə'vi:n/
AmE
/'ævrəl lə'vi:n/

noun - a famous Canadian pop singer, known for songs like Complicated, Sk8er Boi, Girlfriend etc.

 
yet - už, již
BrE
/'jet/
AmE
/'jet/

adverb - (in questions) up to now

 
strongly - silně
BrE
/'strɒŋli/
AmE
/'strɑ:ŋli/

adverb - very, powerfully (used to describe how you feel about something, how you believe in something etc.)

 
critic - kritik
BrE
/'krɪtɪk/
AmE
/'krɪt̬ɪk/

noun - a person who likes to criticize things or people

 
critic - kritik
BrE
/'krɪtɪk/
AmE
/'krɪt̬ɪk/

noun - a person whose job is to evaluate books, films, plays etc.