conservatism - konzervatismus
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪzəm/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪzəm/

noun - the unwillingness to accept changes, especially in politics

 
causative - příčinný
BrE
/'kɔ:zətɪv/
AmE
/'kɔ:zətɪv/

adjective, formal - responsible for causing something

 
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

memory lane
memory lane - nostalgické vzpomínání, zavzpomínání
BrE
/ˌmemri'leɪn/
AmE
/ˌmemri'leɪn/

noun - thinking about or remembering the past (usually after 'a walk down', 'a trip down' or 'a stroll down')

 
dutifully - řádně, svědomitě
BrE
/'dju:tɪfəli/
AmE
/'du:tɪfəli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you do everything that you are expected to do

 
predominant - dominantní, převládající
BrE
/prɪ'dɒmɪnənt/
AmE
/prɪ'dɑ:mɪnənt/

adjective - more important, noticeable, etc. than other people or things

 
dominating - dominantní
BrE
/'dɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'dɑ:mɪneɪtɪŋ/

adjective - being the most important, successful, etc. person or thign