placebo - placebo
BrE
/plə'si:bəʊ/
AmE
/plə'si:boʊ/

noun - a substance given to a patient instead of the real medicine

dorm
dorm - kolej (vysokoškolská)
BrE
/'dɔ:m/
AmE
/'dɔ:rm/

noun, informal - (short) a building (on the campus) where college students can live

 
minor - druhý hlavní předmět (na univerzitě), vedlejší studijní obor (na univerzitě)
BrE
/'maɪnə/
AmE
/'maɪnər/

noun - the second main subject or field you study at a university

 
sorority - univerzitní spolek (pro ženy), vysokoškolský spolek (pro ženy)
BrE
/sə'rɒrəti/
AmE
/sə'rɑ:rət̬i/

noun - an organisation for female university students in the US or Canada

 
venture - odvážit se (někam jít), vydat se někam (s odvahou)
BrE
/'ventʃə/
AmE
/'ventʃər/

verb - to go somewhere with courage, to go somewhere despite the risks

chirp
chirp - štěbetání, švitoření, cvrlikání
BrE
/'tʃɜ:p/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rp/

noun - the sharp high-pitched sounds made by small birds or insects

 
downstream - po proudu, dolů po proudu
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'stri:m/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'stri:m/

adverb - in the direction in which water in a river etc. flows

 
downstream - po proudu, dolů po proudu
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'stri:m/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'stri:m/

adverb - in the direction in which water in a river etc. flows

 
so - aby
BrE
/'səʊ/
AmE
/'soʊ/

conjunction - in order to do something, with the purpose of doing something

 
golden chain - zlatý déšť
BrE
/ˌgəʊldn'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊldn'tʃeɪn/

noun - the ornamental hanging yellow flowers of a laburnum tree or shrub

 
disparage - shazovat, znevažovat, snižovat
BrE
/dɪs'pærɪdʒ/
AmE
/dɪs'pærɪdʒ/

verb - to express the opinion that something is bad, weak, inferior etc.

 
abduction - únos (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/æb'dʌkʃn/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person against their will

 
hundredth - stý
BrE
/'hʌndrədθ/
AmE
/'hʌndrədθ/

determiner - coming next after the ninety-ninth in position, rank, or time

 
admittance - vpuštění, svolení ke vstupu, povolení vstoupit
BrE
/əd'mɪtəns/
AmE
/əd'mɪtəns/

noun - the act of allowing someone to enter, a permission to enter

 
job - zakázka
BrE
/'dʒɒb/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:b/

noun - the work that is done for a someone who ordered it