white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

jibber-jabber
jibber-jabber - drmolení, blábolení
BrE
/ˌdʒɪbə'dʒæbə/
AmE
/ˌdʒɪbər'dʒæbər/

noun - speech that's too fast and difficult to understand, especially because the speaker is excited

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 
whirlwind - vír (něčeho)
BrE
/'wɜ:lwɪnd/
AmE
/'wɜ:rlwɪnd/

noun - a lot of things happening at the same time or quickly after one another

mantel
mantel - římsa nad krbem
BrE
/'mæntl/
AmE
/'mænt̬l/

noun, American English - a kind of shelf above the fireplace; children hang their Christmas stockings on it

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
mass transit - hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/
AmE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

 
probe - sonda
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

noun - a long metal tool that doctors use to examine the inside of someone's body

 
observance - dodržování, zachování
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - the act of obeying a law or celebrating something according to a particular custom

 
retrospective - retrospektivní výstava
BrE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/
AmE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/

noun - an exhibition of the work an artist has done in their life so far

 
period - dobový, stylový
BrE
/'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/'pɪriəd/

adjective - having the characteristic of a particular time in history, especially in style or design

 
dominance - nadvláda, převaha
BrE
/'dɒmɪnəns/
AmE
/'dɑ:mɪnəns/

noun - the fact of being more powerful, important or successful than other people or things

 
entitled - privilegovaný, nadřazený, povýšený
BrE
/ɪn'taɪltld/
AmE
/ɪn'taɪltld/

adjective - feeling that you have the right to something just because of who you are

aftertaste
aftertaste - dochuť, pachuť, ocas (po jídle, pití)
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəteɪst/
AmE
/'ɑ:ftəteɪst/

noun - the taste that stays in your mouth after you have eaten or drunk something

 
special needs - speciální potřeby (vzdělávací)
BrE
/ˌspeʃl'ni:dz/
AmE
/ˌspeʃl'ni:dz/

noun - the help or care that some people need in order to learn effectively etc.