alliance
alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance
BrE
/ə'laɪəns/
AmE
/ə'laɪəns/

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 
precedence - přednost, priorita
BrE
/'presɪdəns/
AmE
/'presədəns/

noun - priority, something that is more important to be done than something else

 
after - za (někým), po (něčem)
BrE
/'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'æftər/

preposition - a preposition used to express that somebody is following somebody or something

 
fortress - pevnost
BrE
/'fɔ:trəs/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtrəs/

noun - a strong building that was built to protect people in an attack

 
catch - pochytit, postřehnout, rozumět
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to understand what was said, especially if it was said too quickly

rip off
rip off - oškubat, okrást, natáhnout (někoho)
BrE
/ˌrɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌrɪp'ɒf/

verb, informal - to make someone pay more than necessary, usually by cheating or deceit

 
watchman - hlídač, strážce
BrE
/'wɒtʃmən/
AmE
/'wɑ:tʃmən/

noun - a person whose job is to guard a building, usually at night

 
straddle - sedět obkročmo
BrE
/'strædl/
AmE
/'strædl/

verb - to sit on something with a leg on either side of it

 
eradicate - vymýtit, vyhladit, vybít
BrE
/ɪ'rædɪkeɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'rædɪkeɪt/

verb - to destroy completely or get rid of (esp. something bad or harmful)

 
be - být (někomu kolik let)
BrE
/'bi:/
AmE
/'bi:/

verb - the verb we use to say how old someone or something is

 
discard - zahodit, vyhodit, odhodit
BrE
/dɪs'kɑ:d/
AmE
/dɪs'kɑ:rd/

verb - to throw something away because you don't want or need it anymore

contagious
contagious - nakažlivý
BrE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/
AmE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/

adjective - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person

 
abyss - propast
BrE
/ə'bɪs/
AmE
/ə'bɪs/

noun - an enormous pit or hole that doesn't seem to have a bottom

 
illegibly - nečitelně
BrE
/ɪ'ledʒɪbli/
AmE
/ɪ'ledʒɪbli/

adverb - in a way that cannot be read or is difficult to read

 
legibly - čitelně
BrE
/'ledʒɪbli/
AmE
/'ledʒɪbli/

adverb - in a way that can be read or is easy to read