scarcity - nedostatek, nouze
BrE
/'skeəsəti/
AmE
/'skersəti/

noun - a situation in which there is not enough of something for the people who need it or want it.

 
audition - dělat konkurz, zúčastnit se konkurzu
BrE
/ɔ:'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ɔ:'dɪʃn/

verb - to give a short performance to show that you are good enough to be in a play, film, etc.

immodest
immodest - neskromný, vychloubačný, chlubivý
BrE
/ɪ'mɒdɪst/
AmE
/ɪ'mɑ:dɪst/

adjective - having or showing a high or too high an opinion of yourself or your worth

 
unspeakably - příšerně, nepopsatelně
BrE
/ʌn'spi:kəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'spi:kəbli/

adverb, literary - in a way that cannot be described in words, usually because it is too bad

 
condescend - snížit se (k čemu), uráčit se
BrE
/ˌkɒndɪ'send/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'send/

verb - to do something that you think you are far too important or intelligent to do

 
famous last words - aby ses nedivil
BrE
/ˌfeɪməs lɑ:st'wɜ:dz/
AmE
/ˌfeɪməs læst'wɜ:rdz/

phrase - a phrase used as a warning to somebody who is being too confident about something

loudly
loudly - hlasitě, nahlas
BrE
/'laʊdli/
AmE
/'laʊdli/

adverb - in a way that it can be heard very well or too much, not silently

stress
stress - stres, vypětí
BrE
/'stres/
AmE
/'stres/

noun - a kind of pressure that you feel when you have too much work to do

 
modest - cudný, počestný
BrE
/'mɒdɪst/
AmE
/'mɑ:dɪst/

adjective - (usually of women) acting and dressing in a way that doesn't show too much sexuality

arrogant
arrogant - arogantní, namyšlený
BrE
/'ærəgənt/
AmE
/'ærəgənt/

adjective - to be too proud and thinking that you are smarter or more important than others

naive
naive - naivní
BrE
/naɪ'i:v/
AmE
/naɪ'i:v/

adjective - thinking in a childlike way, esp. believing in the goodness of people, too trusting etc.

 
thoughtlessness - ukvapenost, zbrklost
BrE
/'θɔ:tləsnəs/
AmE
/'θɔ:tləsnəs/

noun - the trait of doing something too fast, without much consideration or thought given to it

cram
cram - nacpat (něco někam), vměstnat (něco někam), namačkat (něco někam)
BrE
/'kræm/
AmE
/'kræm/

verb - to put something in a place that is too small or that is full already

 
ration - dávat na příděl
BrE
/'ræʃən/
AmE
/'ræʃən/

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 
obsessive - fanatický, chorobný
BrE
/əb'sesɪv/
AmE
/əb'sesɪv/

adjective - characterized by having too much interest in something and being unable to think about anything else