survey - anketa, veřejný průzkum, průzkum veřejného mínění

noun - an observation made by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 

seriousness - vážnost

noun - the quality of a person who is not willing to smile or make jokes

 

single-mindedness - cílevědomost

noun - the quality of a person who has a clear goal that he is following

smuggling - pašování, pašeráctví

noun - an illegal act of taking forbidden things (such as drugs etc.) into a country

staff - personál, zaměstnanci

noun - the group of people who work at a place (e.g. a hotel, restaurant etc.)

shutter - okenice (jedn. č.)

noun - a wooden object that can completely cover a window, usually one of a pair

synthesizer - syntezátor, syntetizátor

noun - a musical instrument like a keyboard that can produce a large variety of sounds

strike - stávka

noun - a situation in which workers stop working as a way of protesting against something

stretch - roztáhnout se, vytáhnout se, vytahat, vytahat se

verb - to become or make larger or longer, usually by pulling it; opposite of 'shrink'

 

step - udělat krok

verb - to move one foot forward in front of the other in order to walk

stalk - stopka (plodu), stonek, stéblo, lodyha

noun - the thin strong part of a plant which holds the leaves, flowers, fruits etc.

 

shot - výstřel, rána (výstřel)

noun - the act of shooting; the sound you hear when somebody shoots from a gun

sand - písek

noun - the material consisting of very small grains that is found on beaches, deserts etc.

 

scholar - vědec, akademik, učenec

noun - an educated person, esp. in the field of humanities, en educated specialist, an academic

jack-o'-lantern - halloweenská dýně, dýně (halloweenská)

noun - a pumpkin with a face carved into it, used as a symbol of Halloween