boon - přínos, výhoda
BrE
/'bu:n/
AmE
/'bu:n/

noun - something that is helpful or beneficial

 
stringent - přísný
BrE
/'strɪndʒənt/
AmE
/'strɪndʒənt/

adjective - very strict or severe (laws, rules..)

 
spiny - ostnatý, bodlinatý
BrE
/'spaɪni/
AmE
/'spaɪni/

adjective - covered with many sharp, pointed parts (animals, plants.. )

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

verb - to make something weaker and less effective

 
porous - pórovitý, porézní
BrE
/'pɔ:rəs/
AmE
/'pɔ:rəs/

adjective - full of tiny holes, easily penetrated

 
hinder - překážet, bránit
BrE
/'hɪndə/
AmE
/'hɪndər/

verb - to make something such as an action or a task slow or difficult

landfill
landfill - skládka (zavážková)
BrE
/'lændfɪl/
AmE
/'lændfɪl/

noun - a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth

 
involvement - účast, zapojení
BrE
/ɪn'vɒlvmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vɑ:lvmənt/

noun - the process of taking part in something

 
nervousness - nervozita
BrE
/'nɜ:vəsnəs/
AmE
/'nɜ:rvəsnəs/

noun - the feeling of anxiety and worry

 
bafflement - nechápání, zmatení
BrE
/'bæflmənt/
AmE
/'bæflmənt/

noun - confusion, the state of not being able to understand something

tease
tease - dobírání, škádlení
BrE
/'ti:z/
AmE
/'ti:z/

noun - the act of teasing someone

tease
tease - provokatér, vtipálek, posměváček
BrE
/'ti:z/
AmE
/'ti:z/

noun - someone who makes fun of people or like embarrassing them

 
baffling - nepochopitelný, matoucí, záhadný
BrE
/'bæflɪŋ/
AmE
/'bæflɪŋ/

adjective - difficult to understand, making you confused

 
snigger - chichotat se
BrE
/'snɪgə/
AmE
/'snɪgər/

verb, British English - laugh quietly at something rude or unkind

 
scrawny - vychrtlý
BrE
/'skrɔ:ni/
AmE
/'skrɔ:ni/

adjective - very thin, in an unattractive way