condescendingly - povýšeně
BrE
/ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋli/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'sendɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think you are more important than others

 
resort - uchýlit se, sáhnout, rozhodnout se
BrE
/rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/rɪ'zɔ:rt/

verb - to do something difficult or extreme, because you have no other choice

 
Tom - Tom
BrE
/'tɒm/
AmE
/'tɑ:m/

noun - a man's name, short for Thomas

 
Sophie - Sophie, Sofie
BrE
/'səʊfi/
AmE
/'soʊfi/

noun - a woman's name

 
last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze
BrE
/ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

 
Georgiana - Jiřina, Georgiana
BrE
/ˌdʒɔ:dʒi'ɑ:nə/
AmE
/ˌdʒɔ:rdʒi'ænə/

noun - a woman's name

 
Aylmer - Aylmer
BrE
/'eɪlmə/
AmE
/'eɪlmər/

noun - a man's name

 
engaging - poutavý
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒɪŋ/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒɪŋ/

adjective - making you pay attention, making you interested

 
uncertainty - nejistota
BrE
/ʌn'sɜ:tnti/
AmE
/ʌn'sɜ:rtnti/

noun - a situation in which something is not known or certain

 
transpire - vyjít najevo
BrE
/træn'spaɪə/
AmE
/træn'spaɪər/

verb, formal - to discover that something that has not been known happened

 
transpire - stát se, přihodit se
BrE
/træn'spaɪə/
AmE
/træn'spaɪər/

verb, formal - to happen

 
pot luck - stěstí, štěstěna
BrE
/pɒt'lʌk/
AmE
/pɒ:t'lʌk/

noun - something that happened or is found by chance, rather than being planned or chosen

 
ascribe - připisovat, přičítat
BrE
/ə'skraɪb/
AmE
/ə'skraɪb/

verb - to consider that something is caused, owned, or created by something or someone

larva
larva - larva
BrE
/'lɑ:və/
AmE
/'lɑ:rvə/

noun - a young insect that has just come out of an egg and looks like a worm

sweltering
sweltering - úmorný, dusný, spalující, nesnesitelně horký, parný
BrE
/'sweltərɪŋ/
AmE
/'sweltərɪŋ/

adjective - very hot in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable or weak