sand - písek

noun - the material consisting of very small grains that is found on beaches, deserts etc.

 

scholar - vědec, akademik, učenec

noun - an educated person, esp. in the field of humanities, en educated specialist, an academic

fork - rozcestí

noun - the place where a road becomes divided into several roads going in different directions

 

rekindle - znovu zapálit (přen.), znovu vzbudit (např. zájem o něco)

verb - to bring back somebody's feelings etc. that they used to have in the past

 

hiccough - škytavka, škytnutí

noun - a sudden sound made by the throat that you cannot control, usually happening repeatedly

 

baby-sitter - chůva, člověk na hlídání dětí, paní na hlídání

noun - a person who looks after a child while the parents are not at home

 

diviner - prorok

noun - a person who has dicovered some kind of hidden knowledge (esp. about the future)

 

etch - vrýt, vyrýt, vleptat

verb - to engrave a word or design into something, esp. with the use of acid

 

fellow - spolu- (součást spojení např. spolužák apod.)

adjective - (of a person, always with a noun) being in the same situation as you

vacuum-clean - vysávat

verb - to clean (a carpet etc.) by a special machine that sucks in the dust

spark - jiskra

noun - a small piece of burning material; the light produced by electricity passing through space

 

sound - hláska

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

icon - ikona

noun - a small image that represents a program or a file on the computer screen

 

heathen - pohanský

adjective - connected with a religion that is different from the one that is widely accepted

 

home economics - rodinná výchova (školní předmět), rodinka (školní předmět)

noun - the school subject in which you learn how to cook and manage a household