gamble - risk, hazard

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success

 

herself - sama sebe, sama sobě, se

pronoun - a reflexive pronoun that is used when 'she' is the subject as well as the object

 

April Fool's Day - Apríl

noun - the 1st of April, the day when people in many countries play tricks on each other

housekeeping - úklidová služba, služba pro údržbu pokojů (např. v hotelu)

noun - the department of a hotel, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms

 

soundcheck - zvuková zkouška

noun - the process of checking that everything (all the equipment etc.) is ready for a concert etc.

 

stimulation - stimulace, podnět, podnícení, povzbuzení

noun - the act of making somebody/something more active, the act of making somebody feel certain emotions

 

Beauxbatons - Krásnohůlky

noun - (Harry Potter) the school whose girl students took part in the Tri-Wizard Tournament at Hogwarts

old-fashioned - staromódní

adjective - dressing like people dressed in the past, having ideas like people had in the past etc.

 

society - společnost

noun - the people who live in a country etc. who have the same customs, laws, traditions etc.

 

seeker - chytač

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the players of Quidditch whose job is to catch the Golden Snitch

imagination - představivost, fantazie

noun - the ability to form pictures in your mind, the ability to get new and original ideas

 

house - sněmovna

noun - a part of the parliament; a group of people who make the laws of a country

score - skórovat, dát gól

verb - to get a point in sport, e.g. in football by kicking the ball into the goal

sitting room - obývací pokoj, obývák

noun - The room in the house or flat, where you usually relax, watch TV or welcome guests

backbone - páteř

noun - the line of bones that goes down a person's back or the back of an animal