anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

squint
squint - šilhat
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

reluctantly
reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě
BrE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/
AmE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

 
selectively - výběrově, selektivně
BrE
/sɪ'lektɪvli/
AmE
/sɪ'lektɪvli/

adverb - in a way that relates to some things or people, and not others

 
confusingly - zmateně
BrE
/kən'fju:zɪŋli/
AmE
/kən'fju:zɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that is difficult to understand or know what is happening

 
perceptively - vnímavě, bystře
BrE
/pə'septɪvli/
AmE
/pər'septɪvli/

adverb, formal - in a way that shows that you are able to notice things quickly

 
individualist - individualista
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒuəlɪst/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒuəlɪst/

noun - a person who likes to think and do things in their own way

infuse
infuse - louhovat, spařit
BrE
/ɪn'fju:z/
AmE
/ɪn'fju:z/

verb - to put something in hot liquid and leave it there for some time

wonder
wonder - divit se
BrE
/'wʌndə/
AmE
/'wʌndər/

verb - to be surprised by something or think about something in a surprised way

 
causal - příčinný
BrE
/'kɔ:zl/
AmE
/'kɔ:zl/

adjective, formal - relating to a link between two things in which one causes the other

 
persuasively - přesvědčivě
BrE
/pə'sweɪsɪvli/
AmE
/pər'sweɪsɪvli/

adverb - in a way that can persuade a person to do or want something

 
meaningfully - výmluvně, významně
BrE
/'mi:nɪŋfəli/
AmE
/'mi:nɪŋfəli/

adverb - in a way that is intended to express something without saying it directly

 
mutate - mutovat (geneticky)
BrE
/mju:'teɪt/
AmE
/'mju:teɪt/

verb, technical - to develop a new form because of a permanent change in the genes

 
adjustment - úprava, přizpůsobení
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstmənt/

noun - a small change made to improve something, a change in a person's behaviour

 
haunting - nezapomenutelný, vrývající se do paměti, děsivě krásný
BrE
/'hɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - very sad or beautiful, especially in a way that is difficult to forget