monarchy - monarchie

noun - the system of government where the king, queen, emperor etc. is the head of state

 

philosophy - filozofie, filosofie

noun - the study of ideas, the meaning of life, the nature of existence and reality etc.

 

conception - početí

noun - the act of becoming pregnant, the very beginning of pregnancy when the ovum is fertilized

 

neurology - neurologie

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system

 

geologist - geolog

noun - the scientist whose specialty is the study of the history of earth, rocks and soil

God - Bůh

noun - the one being that some people (usually Christians) believe in, pray to etc. because they believe He has a supernatural power over the whole world

 

past perfect continuous - předminulý průběhový čas

noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)

Cinderella - Popelka

noun - the main character in the fairy tale about a young girl who lives with her mother in law and two evil step sisters and has to work for them untill a fairy godmother helps her get to the Prince's dance where the prince notices her and they get married and they live happily ever after

 

shrinkage - úbytek, ztráta, snížení, sražení, smrštění

noun - the act of becoming smaller; the process of shrinking

mohair - mohér, mohérová vlna

noun - the long, lustrous fibre obtained from the Angora goat

 

Rapa Nui - Rapa Nui (Velikonoční ostrov)

noun - the original name of Easter Island in the Pacific

 

unison - shoda, souhra

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 

logging - těžba dřeva, dřevařství

noun - the work of cutting down trees for the wood

 

eaves - převis střechy

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out