laurel - vavřín
BrE
/'lɒrəl/
AmE
/'lɔ:rəl/

noun - a shrub with flat long leaves similar to bay leaves

carol
carol - koledovat, zpívat koledy
BrE
/'kærəl/
AmE
/'kærəl/

verb - to sing Christmas songs, especially in front o people's doors

 
mysteriously - záhadně
BrE
/mɪ'stɪəriəsli/
AmE
/mɪ'stɪriəsli/

adverb - in a way that is difficult or impossible to explain

 
favourite - favorit
BrE
/'feɪvərɪt/
AmE
/'feɪvərɪt/

noun - the team, competitor, runner, etc. that is expected to win

extinct
extinct - vyhaslý (sopka)
BrE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/
AmE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/

adjective - (of a volcano) is not expected to erupt any more

 
irresolution - nerozhodnost
BrE
/ɪˌrezə'lu:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪˌrezə'lu:ʃn/

noun, formal - the quality of not being able to make a decision

 
neglectful - nedbající
BrE
/nɪ'glektfl/
AmE
/nɪ'glektfl/

adjective, formal - not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

 
busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk
BrE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

 
tinge - zabarvit, dát barevný nádech
BrE
/'tɪndʒ/
AmE
/'tɪndʒ/

verb - to give something a small amount of a particular colour

 
editorial - redakční
BrE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/
AmE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/

adjective - related to preparing a book, magazine, or newspaper for publication

 
edit - úprava, oprava
BrE
/'edɪt/
AmE
/'edɪt/

noun - an act of making changes to texts, films, data etc.

 
correspondent - dopisovatel
BrE
/ˌkɒrə'spɒndənt/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rə'spɑ:ndənt/

noun - a person who writes emails, letters, etc. to another person

 
quibble - hádat se, haštěřit se (kvůli maličkosti)
BrE
/'kwɪbl/
AmE
/'kwɪbl/

verb - to argue about a small matter that is not important

 
concentrate - zahustit, zahušťovat, koncentrovat
BrE
/'kɒnsəntreɪt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nsəntreɪt/

verb - to make a liquid thicker by removing water from it

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary