eagerness - horlivost, nadšení, dychtivost
BrE
/'i:gənəs/
AmE
/'i:gərnəs/

noun - the feeling of wanting to do something very much and as soon as possible

poll
poll - průzkum veřejného mínění
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

noun - the process of finding out public opinion by having people answer questions or vote

growl
growl - vrčet, bručet, zavrčet, zabručet
BrE
/'graʊl/
AmE
/'graʊl/

verb - to make an angry low sound (like that of a dog or a bear)

commemorate
commemorate - připomenout (památku), připomínat (památku), vzpomenout (památku)
BrE
/kə'meməreɪt/
AmE
/kə'meməreɪt/

verb - to keep alive a memory of an important person or event from the past

chapter
chapter - kapitola
BrE
/'tʃæptə/
AmE
/'tʃæptər/

noun - a division of a book, it usually has a number a sometimes a title

 
shorthand - zjednodušená forma, zkrácená forma, jednoduše řečeno
BrE
/'ʃɔ:thænd/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rthænd/

noun - a simple phrase or word used instead of a longer and more complicated one

 
immunity - imunita, odolnost
BrE
/ɪ'mju:nɪtɪ/
AmE
/ɪ'mju:nət̬ɪ/

noun - the ability not to be affected by something, protection against the effects of something

 
take the edge off - zmírnit (např. stres), odreagovat (se), uvolnit (se)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɒf/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɑ:f/

verb - (of alcohol etc.) to make someone less stressed out, less angry, less anxious etc.

skid
skid - dostat smyk
BrE
/'skɪd/
AmE
/'skɪd/

verb - (of a vehicle) to slide in an uncontrolled way, especially on an icy road

 
South America - Jižní Amerika
BrE
/ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/
AmE
/ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the south of North America

 
BS - blbost, kecy, kidy, kraviny
BrE
/ˌbi:'es/
AmE
/ˌbi:'es/

noun, informal - nonsense, rubbish (an abbreaviation used to avoid the vulgar full form of the word)

 
stealth - plíživost, nenápadnost
BrE
/'stelθ/
AmE
/'stelθ/

noun - the ability of moving in a way that you cannot be seen or heard

 
braise - dusit
BrE
/'breɪz/
AmE
/'breɪz/

verb - to cook something (usually meat or vegetables) slowly in a small amount of liquid

 
doping - doping
BrE
/'dəʊpɪŋ/
AmE
/'doʊpɪŋ/

noun - the illegal act of taking a chemical substance to improve one's performance in sports

 
biological - biologický
BrE
/baɪə'lɒdʒɪkl/
AmE
/baɪə'lɑ:dʒɪkl/

adjective - connected with the science of biology or with things and processes that biology studies