steroid
steroid - steroid
BrE
/'sterɔɪd/
AmE
/'sterɔɪd/

noun - a kind of drug used to reduce inflammation or to improve performance

 
gatekeeper - vrátný, vrátná
BrE
/'geɪtˌki:pə/
AmE
/'geɪtˌki:pər/

noun - a person whose job is to guard the entrance to a place

 
lemon zest - citrónová kůra
BrE
/'lemənˌzest/
AmE
/'lemənˌzest/

noun - the skin of a lemon etc. used to give flavour to something

 
stimulate - podněcovat, podnítit, povzbuzovat, povzbudit, stimulovat
BrE
/'stɪmjəleɪt/
AmE
/'stɪmjəleɪt/

verb - to make somebody/something more active, to make somebody feel certain emotions

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

marauding
marauding - plenící, loupící, drancující, přepadávající
BrE
/mə'rɔ:dɪŋ/
AmE
/mə'rɑ:dɪŋ/

adjective, literary - going around in search of things to steal or people to attack

ruin
ruin - zkazit, pokazit, zničit, poničit
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to damage something, to make something lose its value, function, beauty etc.

 
shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se
BrE
/'ʃʌn/
AmE
/'ʃʌn/

verb - to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody

stethoscope
stethoscope - stetoskop, fonendoskop
BrE
/'steθəskəʊp/
AmE
/'steθəskoʊp/

noun - a medical instrument that is used to listen to internal body sounds

 
recreate - obnovit, znovu vytvořit, obrodit
BrE
/ˌri:kri'eɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:kri'eɪt/

verb - to make something again or bring it back to its original state

 
fertility - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/fɜ:'tɪlɪti/
AmE
/fɜ:r'tɪlɪti/

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

 
volition - vůle, chtění, volba, rozhodnutí z vlastní vůle
BrE
/və'lɪʃn/
AmE
/voʊ'lɪʃn/

noun, formal - the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions

 
exemption - výjimka, osvobození, zproštění, úleva
BrE
/ɪg'zempʃn/
AmE
/ɪg'zempʃn/

noun - permission not to do or pay something that others are required to

 
wring your hands - lomit rukama
BrE
/ˌrɪŋ jə'hændz/
AmE
/ˌrɪŋ jər'hændz/

verb - to clasp and twist your hands to show worry, distress, or helplessness

 
expel - vyloučit (ze školy apod.), vyhnat
BrE
/ɪk'spel/
AmE
/ɪk'spel/

verb - to make somebody leave (a school etc.), to make somebody run away