scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 

contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 

conflict - být v rozporu

verb - to be in conflict

 

discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu

verb - to reduce the price of something

poor thing - chudáček, chudinka

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 

eaves - převis střechy

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 

SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 

severity - závažnost

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

 

gluttony - obžerství

noun, formal - the habit of eating and drinking too much

piercing - pronikavý

adjective - strong and penetrating, often describing a sound, gaze, or sensation that is sharp and intense

piercing - piercing

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it