serenity
serenity - klid, vyrovnanost
BrE
/sə'renəti/
AmE
/sə'renət̬i/

noun - the state of being peaceful, not worried or troubled

assassination
assassination - nájemná vražda, atentát
BrE
/əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

noun - the murder of someone important, especially for political reasons

 
discontentment - nespokojenost
BrE
/dɪskən'tentmənt/
AmE
/dɪskən'tentmənt/

noun - the state of being unhappy with your present situation

 
slippage - pokles, úpadek
BrE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/
AmE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/

noun - a reduction in the amount, value, etc. of something

 
impede - překážet, zdržovat
BrE
/ɪm'pi:d/
AmE
/ɪm'pi:d/

verb, formal - to make the progress of something delayed or difficult

mountain biking
mountain biking - horská cyklistika
BrE
/'maʊntən baɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'maʊntn baɪkɪŋ/

noun - the activity of riding over hills and rough ground

 
height - vrchol, nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/'haɪt/
AmE
/'haɪt/

noun - the point at which something is at its best

 
equation - vyrovnání
BrE
/ɪ'kweɪʒn/
AmE
/ɪ'kweɪʒn/

noun - the act of considering one thing equal to another

suntanned
suntanned - opálený, snědý
BrE
/'sʌntænd/
AmE
/'sʌntænd/

adjective - having brown skin caused by being in the sun

 
bass - okounek, mořčák
BrE
/'bæs/
AmE
/'bæs/

noun - one of many kinds of fish (the order perciformes)

 
derivation - původ (slova)
BrE
/ˌderɪ'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌderɪ'veɪʃn/

noun - the origin or source of something, especially a word

 
coming - příchod
BrE
/'kʌmɪŋ/
AmE
/'kʌmɪŋ/

noun - the time when someone comes or something new starts

 
skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

 
tailored - ušitý na míru, vyrobený na míru
BrE
/'teɪləd/
AmE
/'teɪlərd/

adjective - made according to the customer's individual needs or wishes

 
abolition - zrušení
BrE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/

noun - the act of officially ending something (laws, institutions, activities..)