newcomer
newcomer - nováček
BrE
/'nju:kʌmə/
AmE
/'nu:kʌmər/

noun - a new person to join in an activity

sinister
sinister - zlověstný, hrozivý
BrE
/'sɪnɪstə/
AmE
/'sɪnɪstər/

adjective - suggesting that something bad is going to happen

 
apparent - zjevný, zřejmý, viditelný
BrE
/ə'pærənt/
AmE
/ə'pærənt/

adjective - obvious, evident, easy to be seen or noticed

 
withdraw - odstoupit (od něčeho)
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:/

verb - to back out of an activity, commitment etc.

 
capitulate - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/
AmE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss

substitute
substitute - nahradit, zaměnit
BrE
/'sʌbstɪtju:t/
AmE
/'sʌbstɪtu:t/

verb - to put something in place of something else

 
overthrow - svrhnout
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'θəʊ/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'θroʊ/

verb - to end the rule of somebody by force

 
disfigure - znetvořit, zohavit
BrE
/dɪs'fɪgə/
AmE
/dɪs'fɪgjər/

verb - to ruin the appearance of sth or sb

 
trample - udupat, zadupat
BrE
/'træmpl/
AmE
/'træmpl/

verb - to injure or damage by stepping on roughly

diffident
diffident - plachý, stydlivý
BrE
/'dɪfɪdənt/
AmE
/'dɪfɪdənt/

adjective - feeling nervous about talking to people, especially strangers

timid
timid - plachý, stydlivý
BrE
/'tɪmɪd/
AmE
/'tɪmɪd/

adjective - feeling nervous about talking to people, especially strangers

 
condone - schvalovat (někomu něco), trpět, tolerovat
BrE
/kən'dəʊn/
AmE
/kən'doʊn/

verb - to approve or accept something that is wrong

 
capture - zajmout (figurku v šachu), zabrat (figurku v šachu)
BrE
/'kæptʃə/
AmE
/'kæptʃər/

verb - to take the one of the opponent's chesspieces

 
marinate - marinovat, naložit (např. maso)
BrE
/'mærɪneɪt/
AmE
/'mærɪneɪt/

verb - to put something in marinade for some time

 
presume - předpokládat, domnívat se
BrE
/prɪ'zju:m/
AmE
/prɪ'zu:m/

verb - to believe that something is true without proof