ward off - odvracet, odvrátit, odhánět, odehnat
BrE
/ˌwɔ:d'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌwɔ:rd'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop something evil, unpleasant or harmful from attacking or approaching you

brass band
brass band - dechovka (skupina)
BrE
/ˌbrɑ:s'bænd/
AmE
/ˌbræs'bænd/

noun - a music band that plays instruments made from a heavy yellow metal

 
ricochet - odrazit se (od rovného povrchu)
BrE
/'rɪkəʃeɪ/
AmE
/ˌrɪkə'ʃeɪ/

verb - to spring back from the ground, a wall or another flat surface

 
merchant - obchodník, kupec
BrE
/'mɜ:tʃənt/
AmE
/'mɜ:rtʃənt/

noun - a person whose job is buying and selling things from/to people

contagious
contagious - nakažlivý
BrE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/
AmE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/

adjective - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person

 
Gaul - Gal
BrE
/'gɒl/
AmE
/'gɑ:l/

noun - a Celt from a certain region of western Europe in ancient times

 
small intestine - tenké střevo
BrE
/ˌsmɔ:l ɪn'testɪn/
AmE
/ˌsmɔ:l ɪn'testɪn/

noun - the tube that carries food from the stomach to the large intestine

 
large intestine - tlusté střevo
BrE
/ˌlɑ:dʒ ɪn'testɪn/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:rdʒ ɪn'testɪn/

noun - the tube that carries food from the small intestine to the rectum

 
oriental - orientální
BrE
/ˌɔ:ri'entl/
AmE
/ˌɔ:ri'entl/

adjective - connected with or coming from eastern countries (such as India, China etc.)

 
cannabis - konopí (droga)
BrE
/'kænəbɪs/
AmE
/'kænəbɪs/

noun - an illegal drug made from the dried leaves of the hemp plant

 
hoodoo - zaklínání, magie, čáry
BrE
/'hu:du:/
AmE
/'hu:du:/

noun - folk magic, especially that which draws from African and Native American folklore

 
uproot - odejít z domova, vypudit z domova
BrE
/ʌp'ru:t/
AmE
/ʌp'ru:t/

verb - to move away from the place where you've lived for a long time or to make somebody move away from the place they've lived for a long time

 
Jesus - Ježíš
BrE
/'dʒi:zəs/
AmE
/'dʒi:zəs/

noun - (Christianity) the son of God, the Savior, the one who died on the cross but rose from dead on the third day, the one who saved people from sin

fleece
fleece - flís, flauš (materiál)
BrE
/'fli:s/
AmE
/'fli:s/

noun - a soft, warm, lightweight fabric with a raised nap, usually made from polyester

 
exploit - vykořisťovat, zneužívat, využívat
BrE
/ɪks'plɔɪt/
AmE
/ɪks'plɔɪt/

verb - to treat someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work or resources