conceive - počnout
BrE
/kən'si:v/
AmE
/kən'si:v/

verb - to become pregnant

 
saga - sága
BrE
/'sɑ:gə/
AmE
/'sɑ:gə/

noun - a long story about a person and his family

rebellion
rebellion - vzpoura, povstání
BrE
/rɪ'beliən/
AmE
/rɪ'beliən/

noun - an organized (and often armed) opposition against authority (government, king etc.)

folklore
folklore - folklór
BrE
/'fəʊklɔ:/
AmE
/'foʊklɔ:r/

noun - unwritten stories, songs, rhymes, proverbs etc. of a group of people

 
Arthur - Artuš, Artur
BrE
/'ɑ:θə/
AmE
/'ɑ:rθər/

noun - a man's name

 
Guinevere - Ginevra
BrE
/'gwɪnəvɪə/
AmE
/'gwɪnəvɪr/

noun - King Arthur's wife

 
treachery - zrada, lest
BrE
/'tretʃəri/
AmE
/'tretʃəri/

noun - an act of betrayal or deception

 
downfall - úpadek
BrE
/'daʊnfɔ:l/
AmE
/'daʊnfɔ:l/

noun - a sudden loss of power or strength

 
theme - námět, motiv
BrE
/'θi:m/
AmE
/'ti:m/

noun - an idea that repeatedly appears in a literary work, a motif

 
captivating - fascinující, poutavý
BrE
/'kæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'kæptɪˌveɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - fascinating, very interesting, capturing interest

 
concrete - konkrétní (nikoliv abstraktní)
BrE
/'kɒŋkri:t/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋkri:t/

adjective - specific, not abstract

 
whilst - zatímco
BrE
/'waɪlst/
AmE
/'waɪlst/

conjunction, British English, formal - while (formal)

 
persona - postava (např. literární)
BrE
/pə'səʊnə/
AmE
/pər'soʊnə/

noun, formal - a character in a play

 
Renaissance - renesance
BrE
/rɪ'neɪsns/
AmE
/'renəsɑ:ns/

noun - a cultural movement between 14th and 17th century which started in Italy

 
epoch - epocha
BrE
/'i:pɒk/
AmE
/'i:pɑ:k/

noun - a long period of time marked by distinctive characteristics