threshold - hranice, prahová hodnota
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - the level at which something starts to happen

 
pinnacle - vrchol, to nejlepší
BrE
/'pɪnəkl/
AmE
/'pɪnəkl/

noun - the most successful or important part of something

 
paralysis - ochromení
BrE
/pə'ræləsɪs/
AmE
/pə'ræləsɪs/

noun - the state of being unable to function properly

 
awfulness - hrůza
BrE
/'ɔ:flnəs/
AmE
/'ɔ:flnəs/

noun, informal - the fact of being unpleasant or extremely bad

 
artifice - rafinovanost, trik
BrE
/'ɑ:tɪfɪs/
AmE
/'ɑ:rtɪfɪs/

noun, formal - a clever trick or the use of it

 
artistry - umění
BrE
/'ɑ:tɪstri/
AmE
/'ɑ:rtɪstri/

noun - the skill of an actor, musician, writer, etc.

 
inadequacy - nedostatečnost, nedostatek, neadekvátnost
BrE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/
AmE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/

noun - the fact that something is not good enough

 
resultant - z toho vyplývající, následný
BrE
/rɪ'zʌltənt/
AmE
/rɪ'zʌltənt/

adjective, formal - caused by the event or situation just mentioned

 
drawing - losování
BrE
/'drɔ:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'drɔ:ɪŋ/

noun - the act of choosing a winner of something

 
withdrawal - odchod, stažení se
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:əl/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:əl/

noun - the act of moving or taking something back

 
conservatism - konzervatismus
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪzəm/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪzəm/

noun - the unwillingness to accept changes, especially in politics

 
permissiveness - liberálnost
BrE
/pə'mɪsɪvnəs/
AmE
/pər'mɪsɪvnəs/

noun - the fact of showing great freedom of behavior

 
underpaid - nedostatečně placený, podhodnocený
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪd/

adjective - paid too little for the work you do

 
underpayment - nedoplatek
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪmənt/

noun - the fact of paying someone too little money

 
high - střední škola (v názvu)
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

noun - used in the name of a high school