optimum - optimální
BrE
/'ɒptɪməm/
AmE
/'ɑ:ptɪməm/

adjective - likely to produce the best results possible

 
provocative - provokativní
BrE
/prə'vɒkətɪv/
AmE
/prə'vɑ:kətɪv/

adjective - intended to make someone angry or upset

accelerate
accelerate - zrychlit, zrychlovat
BrE
/ək'seləreɪt/
AmE
/ək'seləreɪt/

verb - to happen or move faster than usual

 
imply - znamenat (v důsledku)
BrE
/ɪm'plaɪ/
AmE
/ɪm'plaɪ/

verb - to suggest something as a logical consequence

 
instability - nestabilita, nestálost
BrE
/ˌɪnstə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ˌɪnstə'bɪləti/

noun - the quality of being likely to change

passable
passable - průjezdný, průchodný
BrE
/'pɑ:səbl/
AmE
/'pæsəbl/

adjective - able to be traveled through or on

rebuke
rebuke - pokárání
BrE
/rɪ'bju:k/
AmE
/rɪ'bju:k/

noun - the act of speaking angrily to someone

 
dilute - oslabit
BrE
/daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
/daɪ'lu:t/

verb - to make something weaker and less effective

 
mistime - špatně načasovat
BrE
/mɪs'taɪm/
AmE
/mɪs'taɪm/

verb - to do something at the wrong moment

 
flabbergast - šokovat, ohromit
BrE
/'flæbəgɑ:st/
AmE
/'flæbərgæst/

verb, informal - to shock or surprise someone very much

 
payee - příjemce (platby)
BrE
/ˌpeɪ'i:/
AmE
/ˌpeɪ'i:/

noun, technical - a person who money is paid to

 
threatened - ohrožený
BrE
/'θretənd/
AmE
/'θretənd/

adjective - likely to stop existing or in danger

 
mystify - zmást, poplést
BrE
/'mɪstɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mɪstɪfaɪ/

verb - to confuse someone by doing something strange

 
surmount - překonat (problémy)
BrE
/sə'maʊnt/
AmE
/sər'maʊnt/

verb, formal - to overcome a difficulty or a problem

 
sustainable - dlouhodobě udržitelný
BrE
/sə'steɪnəbl/
AmE
/sə'steɪnəbl/

adjective - able to continue for a long time