conical - kuželovitý
BrE
/'kɒnɪkl/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 
faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 
vaguely - nepřítomně; duchem mimo
BrE
/'veɪgli/
AmE
/'veɪgli/

adverb - in an absent-minded way, not paying attention or thinking about what you are doing

 
sore - naštvaný, podrážděný, rozzlobený
BrE
/'sɔ:/
AmE
/'sɔ:r/

adjective, American English, informal - feeling angry or upset because of something unfair

 
unwarranted - bezdůvodný, neoprávněný, nepovolený
BrE
/ʌn'wɒrəntɪd/
AmE
/ʌn'wɔ:rəntɪd/

adjective - unnecessary, not reasonable, not justified

 
warrant - zaručit (se), garantovat
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

verb - to state that something is true, to provide guarantees

 
warrant - vyžadovat (si), opravňovat
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

verb - to make a certain course of action required, necessary or justified

 
misjudge - špatně odhadnout, špatně usoudit, špatně posoudit, špatně vyhodnotit
BrE
/mɪs'dʒʌdʒ/
AmE
/mɪs'dʒʌdʒ/

verb - to form a wrong and unfair opinion about someone or something

 
poach - přetáhnout, přebrat (nečestně), ukrást
BrE
/'pəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to take someone or something from another person, especially in a dishonest or unfair way