cowardice
cowardice - zbabělost
BrE
/'kaʊədɪs/
AmE
/'kaʊərdɪs/

noun - the lack of courage or bravery

practical joke
practical joke - kanadský žertík
BrE
/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒoʊk/

noun - a trick that is played on someone to make them look stupid or shock them them so that other people laugh

fennel
fennel - fenykl
BrE
/'fenl/
AmE
/'fenl/

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

 
improbable - nepravděpodobný
BrE
/ɪm'prɒbəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'prɑ:bəbl/

adjective - unlikely to be true or to happen

 
sustainable - dlouhodobě udržitelný
BrE
/sə'steɪnəbl/
AmE
/sə'steɪnəbl/

adjective - able to continue for a long time

 
dissatisfied - nespokojený
BrE
/dɪs'sætɪsfaɪd/
AmE
/dɪs'sætɪsfaɪd/

adjective - not pleased with someone/something

 
revoke - zrušit, odvolat
BrE
/rɪ'vəʊk/
AmE
/rɪ'vəʊk/

verb, formal - to officially cancel something (an agreement, a law, a permission etc.) so that is no longer in effect

 
in a heartbeat - v mžiku, raz dva, bez váhání
BrE
/ˌɪnə'hɑ:tbi:t/
AmE
/ˌɪnə'hɑ:rtbi:t/

adverb - very quickly, without hesitating

 
susceptible - náchylný (k nemoci ap.)
BrE
/sə'septəbl/
AmE
/sə'septəbl/

adjective - easily harmed or affected by something

 
susceptible - snadno ovlivnitelný
BrE
/sə'septəbl/
AmE
/sə'septəbl/

adjective - easily emotionally influenced

apprehensive
apprehensive - znepokojený, obávající se
BrE
/ˌæprɪ'hensɪv/
AmE
/ˌæprɪ'hensɪv/

adjective - afraid that something unpleasant may happen

DIY store
DIY store - obchod pro kutily, hobbymarket
BrE
/ˌdi:aɪ'waɪˌstɔ:/
AmE
/ˌdi:aɪ'waɪˌstɔ:r/

noun - a large shop where you can buy things to improve your home

 
dreary - ponurý, chmurný
BrE
/'drɪəri/
AmE
/'drɪri/

adjective - making you feel sad, unhappy

 
brevity - stručnost
BrE
/'brevəti/
AmE
/'brevəti/

noun, formal - using only a few words

incompetent
incompetent - nekompetentní, nezpůsobilý
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpɪtənt/

adjective - not having the skill to do a job or a task properly