belated - opožděný
BrE
/bɪ'leɪtɪd/
AmE
/bɪ'leɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - late, happening after the expected time

talon
talon - pařát
BrE
/'tælən/
AmE
/'tælən/

noun - the hooked claw of a bird

 
alma mater - alma mater
BrE
/ˌælmə'mɑ:tə/
AmE
/ˌælmə'mɑ:t̬ər/

noun - the school that you graduated from

 
draft - odvést (do armády)
BrE
/'drɑ:ft/
AmE
/'dræft/

verb - to recruit someone to the army

these days
these days - v dnešní době
BrE
/ˌði:z'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌði:z'deɪz/

adverb - now, nowadays, at the present time

 
Mediterranean sea - Středozemní moře
BrE
/ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən 'si:/
AmE
/ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən 'si:/

noun - the sea between Europe and Africa

Mediterranean
Mediterranean - Středozemní moře
BrE
/ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən/
AmE
/ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən/

noun - the sea between Europe and Africa

 
sunless - bez slunce
BrE
/'sʌnləs/
AmE
/'sʌnləs/

adjective - without the sun, with no sunlight

 
dispute - zpochybňovat
BrE
/dɪs'pju:t/
AmE
/dɪs'pju:t/

verb - to doubt the validity of something

 
characterize - charakterizovat
BrE
/'kærəktəraɪz/
AmE
/'kærəktəraɪz/

verb - to describe the quality of something

 
even though - ačkoliv, i když
BrE
/ˌi:vən'ðəʊ/
AmE
/ˌi:vən'ðoʊ/

conjunction - in spite of the fact, although

 
weariness - vyčerpání, únava
BrE
/'wɪərinəs/
AmE
/'wɪrinəs/

noun - the state of being completely tired

brains
brains - rozum, inteligence
BrE
/'breɪnz/
AmE
/'breɪnz/

noun - the ability to think, understand etc.

 
maiden - první
BrE
/'meɪdn/
AmE
/'meɪdn/

adjective - happening for the very first time

 
constant - stálý, neustálý
BrE
/'kɒnstənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nstənt/

adjective - happening all the time, without stopping