current affairs
current affairs - aktuality, aktuální zprávy, současné události
BrE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'feəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'ferz/

noun - news reports about events that have happened very recently or are happening at the moment

 
jig - tanec (lidový)
BrE
/'dʒɪg/
AmE
/'dʒɪg/

noun - a traditional dance in which the dancer makes a lot of small steps or jumps

janitor
janitor - údržbář, správce domu
BrE
/'dʒænɪtə/
AmE
/'dʒænɪt̬ər/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

 
book signing - autogramiáda
BrE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/

noun - an event at which an author of a book signs people's copies of the book

refusal
refusal - odmítnutí, zamítnutí
BrE
/rɪ'fju:zl/
AmE
/rɪ'fju:zl/

noun - the act of not accepting something or not doing what somebody wants you to do

 
obedience - poslušnost
BrE
/ə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
counseling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
counselling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
guidance - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'gaɪdəns/
AmE
/'gaɪdəns/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
grit - posypat (pískem či štěrkem apod.)
BrE
/'grɪt/
AmE
/'grɪt/

verb - to cover a surface with sand etc. in order to make the surface less slippery

 
bristle - naježit se, ježit se, zježit se
BrE
/'brɪsl/
AmE
/'brɪsl/

verb - (esp. of animal hair) to stand up esp. when the animal is angry or afraid

 
mineral - minerál, nerost, hornina
BrE
/'mɪnərəl/
AmE
/'mɪnərəl/

noun - a natural substance usually found in the ground and/or contained in food and water

silk
silk - hedvábí
BrE
/'sɪlk/
AmE
/'sɪlk/

noun - a thread produced by a kind of caterpillar or the material made from this thread

 
shame - ostuda
BrE
/'ʃeɪm/
AmE
/'ʃeɪm/

noun - the feeling you have when you have done something silly and people know about it

rest room
rest room - záchod, toaleta
BrE
/'restru:m/
AmE
/'restru:m/

noun - a small room where you can get rid of the waste materials in your body