sound - hláska

noun - a vowel or a consonant, one of the particles that spoken words consist of

skirt - sukně

noun - a piece of women's clothing that covers their legs to the knees or longer

shorts - kraťasy, šortky, trenky

noun - a kind of short trousers that cover your legs to the knees or shorter

rind - kůra, skořápka

noun - the hard skin of some fruits (e.g. lemon) or some kinds of cheese etc.

rifle - puška

noun - a kind of gun with a long barrel, it is fired from the shoulder

 

riddle - hádanka

noun - a funny (sometimes rhymed) question you have to answer or guess the answer to

 

rescue - zachránit, vyprostit

verb - to save somebody from a harmful or dangerous situation (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

 

race - rasa

noun - a group of people or animals that have the same shape, size, color etc.

save up - šetřit (peníze), šetřit (na co)

verb - to keep money in order to be able to buy something in the future

saddle - osedlat

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

 

scholarship - stipendium

noun - the money that you are given by an organization to pay for your studies

 

sports day - sportovní den

noun - a day (esp. at school) when the students do sports and play games only

survey - anketa, veřejný průzkum, průzkum veřejného mínění

noun - an observation made by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 

seriousness - vážnost

noun - the quality of a person who is not willing to smile or make jokes

 

single-mindedness - cílevědomost

noun - the quality of a person who has a clear goal that he is following