causal - příčinný
BrE
/'kɔ:zl/
AmE
/'kɔ:zl/

adjective, formal - relating to a link between two things in which one causes the other

 
causation - zapříčinění, způsobení
BrE
/kɔ:'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/kɔ:'zeɪʃn/

noun, formal - the process of causing something to happen, usually something bad

 
engaging - poutavý
BrE
/ɪn'geɪdʒɪŋ/
AmE
/ɪn'geɪdʒɪŋ/

adjective - making you pay attention, making you interested

 
uncertainty - nejistota
BrE
/ʌn'sɜ:tnti/
AmE
/ʌn'sɜ:rtnti/

noun - a situation in which something is not known or certain

 
transpire - vyjít najevo
BrE
/træn'spaɪə/
AmE
/træn'spaɪər/

verb, formal - to discover that something that has not been known happened

 
transpire - stát se, přihodit se
BrE
/træn'spaɪə/
AmE
/træn'spaɪər/

verb, formal - to happen

 
pot luck - stěstí, štěstěna
BrE
/pɒt'lʌk/
AmE
/pɒ:t'lʌk/

noun - something that happened or is found by chance, rather than being planned or chosen

 
ascribe - připisovat, přičítat
BrE
/ə'skraɪb/
AmE
/ə'skraɪb/

verb - to consider that something is caused, owned, or created by something or someone

larva
larva - larva
BrE
/'lɑ:və/
AmE
/'lɑ:rvə/

noun - a young insect that has just come out of an egg and looks like a worm

 
moo - bú
BrE
/'mu:/
AmE
/'mu:/

interjection - the sound made by cows

 
blackmailer - vyděrač
BrE
/'blækmeɪlə/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlər/

noun - a person who commits blackmail

off the top of your head
off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy
BrE
/əfðəˌtɒpəvjɔ:'hed/
AmE
/əfðəˌtɑ:pəvjɔ:r'hed/

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 
scrapyard - vrakoviště, kovošrot, šrot
BrE
/'skræpjɑ:d/
AmE
/'skræpjɑ:rd/

noun, British English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
junkyard - vrakoviště
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:d/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkjɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a place where old cars etc. are left before they are disposed of

 
scraps - zbytky (jídla)
BrE
/'skræps/
AmE
/'skræps/

noun - leftovers that are thrown away, pieces of food that are not eaten and are normally thrown away