preparatory school - soukromá škola, přípravná škola (studenti 8-13 let)
BrE
/prɪ'pærətri sku:l/
AmE
/prɪ'pærətɔ:ri sku:l/

noun, British English - a private primary school in the United Kingdom for children typically aged 8-13 that prepares them for entry exams to elite secondary schools

postmodern
postmodern - postmoderní, postmodernistický
BrE
/ˌpəʊst'mɒdn/
AmE
/ˌpoʊst'mɑ:dərn/

adjective - relating to or characterized by a departure from modernist ideas, often questioning established norms, traditions, and absolute truths in art, literature, philosophy, or architecture

 
utility room - komora, kumbál, prádelna, domácí sklad
BrE
/ju:'tɪleti ˌru:m/
AmE
/ju:'tɪlet̬i ˌru:m/

noun - a room in a house or flat where you keep your freezer or washing machine, and where you can hang your laundry to dry

 
umpire - vrchní rozhodčí (hl. v tenise, baseballu, kriketu)
BrE
/'ʌmpaɪə/
AmE
/'ʌmpaɪər/

noun - a person whose job is to supervise a game and make sure that the players obey the rules (e.g. in tennis, baseball and cricket)

 
Buddhism - budhizmus
BrE
/'bʊdɪzm/
AmE
/'bʊdɪzm/

noun - an eastern religion that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a philosophy in which people try to purify their mind, avoid all evil etc.

afloat
afloat - plovoucí, vznášející se, na vodě, na hladině
BrE
/ə'fləʊt/
AmE
/ə'floʊt/

adjective - staying on top of water or in the air

 
within - do (ve lhůtě)
BrE
/wɪð'ɪn/
AmE

preposition - not later than; in a period not longer than

 
would - pomocné sloveso - by (v podmiňovacím způsobu)
BrE
/'wʊd/
AmE
/'wʊd/

verb - the auxiliary verb that is used in unreal conditions

 
wreck - troska (člověk)
BrE
/'rek/
AmE
/'rek/

noun - a person who is in a very bad condition

 
testimony - svědectví, výpověď (svědecká)
BrE
/'testɪməni/
AmE
/'testɪməni/

noun - a statement made by a witness (usually in court)

 
rawhide - surová kůže
BrE
/'rɔ:haɪd/
AmE
/'rɔ:haɪd/

noun - leather that has not been processed in any way

prying
prying - moc zvědavý, vlezlý (až moc zvědavý)
BrE
/'praɪɪŋ/
AmE
/'praɪɪŋ/

adjective - interested in things that are none of your business

 
nosey - moc zvědavý, vlezlý (až moc zvědavý)
BrE
/'nəʊzi/
AmE
/'noʊzi/

adjective - interested in things that are none of your business

nosy
nosy - moc zvědavý, vlezlý (až moc zvědavý)
BrE
/'nəʊzi/
AmE
/'noʊzi/

adjective - interested in things that are none of your business

 
Rwanda - Rwanda
BrE
/ru'ændə/
AmE
/ru'ændə/

noun - a country in central Africa, it's capital is Kigali