period - vyučovací hodina
BrE
/'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/'pɪriəd/

noun - a school lesson, esp. the time when a lesson takes place

 
painting - malování, malířství
BrE
/'peɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/'peɪnt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of making a picture by using paints and brushes

 
patience - trpělivost
BrE
/'peɪʃns/
AmE
/'peɪʃns/

noun - willingness to wait calmly; the ability to wait for something calmly

public school
public school - státní škola
BrE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/
AmE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/

noun, American English - a school that is for everyone, usually owned by the government

 
speech marks - uvozovky
BrE
/'spi:tʃˌmɑ:ks/
AmE
/'spi:tʃˌmɑ:rks/

noun - symbols that mark the beginning and end of a direct speech

 
Stone Age - doba kamenná
BrE
/'stəʊnˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/'stoʊnˌeɪdʒ/

noun - the period in history when people made tools etc. from stone

sci-fi
sci-fi - vědeckofantastický
BrE
/'saɪˌfaɪ/
AmE
/'saɪˌfaɪ/

adjective - (films, books etc.) about the future, involving future technologies, inventions etc.

stubble
stubble - strniště (vousy)
BrE
/'stʌbl/
AmE
/'stʌbl/

noun - very short beard or hair cut very close to the skin

last name
last name - příjmení
BrE
/'lɑ:stˌneɪm/
AmE
/'læstˌneɪm/

noun - the name that you share with other members of your family

sympathy
sympathy - soucit, pochopení, soustrast, lítost
BrE
/'sɪmpəθi/
AmE
/'sɪmpəθi/

noun - the feeling of understanding somebody who is very sad or unhappy

 
support - podpora (finanční)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/

noun - money you get from the goverment when you are unemployed etc.

 
issue - problém, záležitost, podstatná věc
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - something that matters; something in question; the subject of a discussion

envy
envy - závist
BrE
/'envi/
AmE
/'envi/

noun - the feeling that you want something that belongs to somebody else

costs
costs - náklady, výlohy
BrE
/'kɒsts/
AmE
/'kɑ:sts/

noun - the amount of money that has to be paid for something

 
conviction - usvědčení
BrE
/kən'vɪkʃn/
AmE
/kən'vɪkʃn/

noun - the act of finding an accused person guilty of a crime