ecologist - ekolog
BrE
/i'kɒlədʒɪst/
AmE
/i'kɑ:lədʒɪst/

noun - a person who studies ecology or someone who is interested in ecology

 
distance - odstup (ve vztazích)
BrE
/'dɪstəns/
AmE
/'dɪstəns/

noun - a situation in which two people do not have a close relationship

 
favourably - kladně
BrE
/'feɪvərəbli/
AmE
/'feɪvərəbli/

adverb - in a way that shows a good opinion of something or someone

 
elusively - prchlavě, těžce postižitelný
BrE
/ɪ'lu:sɪvli/
AmE
/ɪ'lu:sɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is almost impossible to find, achieve, remember, etc.

 
conservatively - konzervativně
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪvli/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪvli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are unwilling to accept changes

 
Romeo - Romeo
BrE
/'rəʊmɪəʊ/
AmE
/'roʊmɪoʊ/

noun - the main character in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

hors d'oeuvre
hors d'oeuvre - předkrm
BrE
/ɔ: 'dɜ:v/
AmE
/ˌɔ:r 'dɜ:rv/

noun - food that is served, usually in small amounts, before the main course

 
condensed milk - kondenzované mléko
BrE
/kənˌdenst 'mɪlk/
AmE
/kənˌdenst 'mɪlk/

noun - a type of thick sweet milk that you can buy in cans

 
subordinate - podřídit, podřadit
BrE
/sə'bɔ:dɪneɪt/
AmE
/sə'bɔ:rdɪneɪt/

verb - to put someone or something in a position that is less important

 
separation - odloučení
BrE
/ˌsepə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌsepə'reɪʃn/

noun - a situation in which people who usually live together are not together

 
snooze - dřímat, pospávat
BrE
/'snu:z/
AmE
/'snu:z/

verb - to sleep lightly during the day, especially if you're not in bed

 
slot - volný termín, termín (např. k objednání), místo (v programu apod.)
BrE
/'slɒt/
AmE
/'slɑ:t/

noun - a time available for somebody to do something (in a schedule etc.)

 
urban myth - mýtus, pověst, legenda, povídačka
BrE
/ˌɜ:bən'mɪθ/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rbən'mɪθ/

noun - a story that exists in many different forms but usually isn't true

 
work on - pracovat na něčem
BrE
/'wɜ:kˌɒn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rk'ɑ:n/

verb - to be in the process of doing something, trying to achieve something

 
pay for - zaplatit za (něco), platit za (něco)
BrE
/'peɪ fə/
AmE
/'peɪ fər/

verb - to give someone money in exchange for a product or a service