theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

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

gladiator
gladiator - gladiátor
BrE
/'glædɪeɪtə/
AmE
/'glædɪeɪt̬ər/

noun - a warrior in ancient Rome who fought in the Colosseum to entertain the public and the Emperor

lifeboat
lifeboat - záchranný člun
BrE
/'laɪfbəʊt/
AmE
/'laɪfboʊt/

noun - a small boat that is sent out to save people who are in danger in the water

apartment
apartment - byt
BrE
/ə'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live

fight
fight - bojovat, zápasit, prát se
BrE
/'faɪt/
AmE
/'faɪt/

verb - to use weapons or your own body to try to defeat somebody, usually in a violent way

 
wince - zašklebit se (např. bolestí), cuknout, ucuknout
BrE
/'wɪns/
AmE
/'wɪns/

verb - to make a slight involuntary grimace or flinch in response to pain or discomfort

 
touristy - hojně navštěvovaný, silně turistický, přeplněný turisty, turistický
BrE
/'tʊərəsti/
AmE
/'tʊrəsti/

adjective, informal - designed to attract or cater to tourists, often in a commercial or exaggerated way

 
readjust - přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before

 
think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

 
improbably - neuvěřitelně, nepravděpodobně
BrE
/ɪm'prɒbəbli/
AmE
/ɪm'prɑ:bəbli/

adverb - in a way that does not seem likely to be true or to happen

 
croak - krákat, zakrákat, kvákat
BrE
/'krəʊk/
AmE
/'kroʊk/

verb - to make a harsh, unpleasant sound; to speak in a very harsh unpleasant voice

 
close shave - únik o vlásek
BrE
/'kləʊs ʃeɪv/
AmE

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

 
home - domů, doma
BrE
/'həʊm/
AmE
/'hoʊm/

adverb - in/to the place where people live and to which they are connected emotionally

 
lure - lákat, nalákat, přilákat
BrE
/'lʊə/
AmE
/'lʊr/

verb - to persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something, usually in a tricky way

waste
waste - promarnit, plýtvat, vyplýtvat, marnit
BrE
/'weɪst/
AmE
/'weɪst/

verb - to use too much of something or to use something in a wrong way