horror - hororový

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

 

contrast - dát do kontrastu

verb - to compare two or more things in order to point out the differences between

stack - komín (knih apod.)

noun - a bunch of books, magazines etc. placed neatly one on top of the other

anthill - mraveniště

noun - a pile of earth made by ants as they dig nest in the ground

barrister - soudní obhájce, právník

noun - a lawyer (in Britain or Canada) who can argue cases in the higher courts

watering can - konev (na zalévání)

noun - a plastic or metal container used for watering plants or flowers in the garden

 

unearthly - nepřirozený, nemožný

adjective - (usually about time) happening too early in the morning or too late at night

scrape - vyškrabat

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something

 

texture - textura, struktura, povrch

noun - the pattern of threads or lines seen on a piece of fabric, wood etc.

 

grain - textura, vzorek

noun - the pattern of threads or lines seen on a piece of fabric, wood etc.

 

major - specializovat se (na univerzitě), mít jako hlavní předmět (na univerzitě), mít jako studijní obor (na univerzitě)

verb - to have something as the main subject or field you study at a university

 

rooftop - střecha

noun - the top of a building that protects it from rain and wind and snow

stockade - palisáda, ohrada (kůlová), kůlová ohrada

noun - a kind of defensive wall made by putting logs one next to the other

 

squire - statkář, velkostatkář, zeman

noun - a man who owned land in a particular area (in England in the past)

 

stealth - plíživost, nenápadnost

noun - the ability of moving in a way that you cannot be seen or heard