excel - vynikat, excelovat
BrE
/ɪk'sel/
AmE
/ɪk'sel/

verb - to be very good at something

 
coursebook - učebnice
BrE
/'kɔ:sbʊk/
AmE
/'kɔ:rsbʊk/

noun - a book used by students regularly on a particular course of study

 
tourist office - turistická kancelář, informace
BrE
/'tʊərɪst ɒfɪs/
AmE
/'tʊrɪst ɑ:fɪs/

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

pilgrimage
pilgrimage - pouť (náboženská)
BrE
/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pɪlgrɪmɪdʒ/

noun - a journey to a special place for religious reasons

 
in progress - probíhající, v procesu
BrE
/ɪn 'prəʊgres/
AmE
/ɪn 'prɑ:gres/

phrase, formal - happening at this time

narrator
narrator - vypravěč
BrE
/nə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'næreɪtər/

noun - a person who tells you what is happening in a book or film

 
multitude - spoustu, mnoho
BrE
/'mʌltɪtju:d/
AmE
/'mʌltɪtu:d/

noun, formal - a large number of things or people

 
liveliness - živost, čilost, energičnost, bujnost
BrE
/'laɪvlinəs/
AmE
/'laɪvlinəs/

noun - the state of being full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

 
grandkid - vnouče, vnuk, vnučka
BrE
/'grænkɪd/
AmE
/'grænkɪd/

noun, American English, informal - the child of somebody's son or daughter, a grandchild

 
dinghy - člun, loďka
BrE
/'dɪŋi/
AmE
/'dɪŋi/

noun - a small open boat

 
Crimea - Krym
BrE
/kraɪ'mi:ə/
AmE
/kraɪ'mi:ə/

noun - a peninsula in Eastern Europe on the northern coast of the Black Sea

 
armistice - příměří (vojenské)
BrE
/'a:mɪstɪs/
AmE
/'a:rmɪstɪs/

noun - a formal agreement to stop fighting

 
rich - bohatý (přeneseně)
BrE
/'rɪtʃ/
AmE
/'rɪtʃ/

adjective - containing a lot of something, containing a variety of something

 
lollipop man - pán hlídající přechod, strážce přechodu
BrE
/'lɒlipɒpˌmæn/
AmE
/'lɑ:lipɑpˌmæn/

noun, British English, informal - a man who guards a pedestrian crossing near a school and makes sure children cross the road safely

lollipop lady
lollipop lady - paní hlídající přechod, strážkyně přechodu
BrE
/'lɒlipɒpˌleɪdi/
AmE
/'lɑ:lipɑ:pˌleɪdi/

noun, British English, informal - a woman who guards a pedestrian crossing near a school and makes sure children cross the road safely