governess - vychovatelka
BrE
/'gʌvənəs/
AmE
/'gʌvərnəs/

noun - (especially in the past) a woman employed by a rich family to live with them and teach their children

 
misgovern - špatně vládnout, špatně vést
BrE
/ˌmɪs'gʌvn/
AmE
/ˌmɪs'gʌvərn/

verb - to govern a state or a country badly

 
exemplary - exemplární
BrE
/ɪg'zempləri/
AmE
/ɪg'zempləri/

adjective, formal - (of a punishment) severe and intended as a warning to other people

 
exemplary - ukázkový, vzorový
BrE
/ɪg'zempləri/
AmE
/ɪg'zempləri/

adjective - extremely good and worthy of imitation

 
exemplification - doložení příkladem, ukázání příkladu
BrE
/ɪgˌzemplɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪgˌzemplɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the act of giving an example of something, especially to make something clearer

 
exemplify - ilustrovat, být příkladem
BrE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/
AmE
/ɪg'zemplɪfaɪ/

verb, formal - to give or be a typical example of something

 
duty - daň, clo
BrE
/'dju:ti/
AmE
/'du:t̬i/

noun - a tax that you pay on goods that are bought or imported

 
unmatched - nesrovnatelný, nepřekonatelný
BrE
/ˌʌn'mætʃt/
AmE
/ˌʌn'mætʃt/

adjective, formal - better than any other

 
matchbook - zápalky, krabička zápalek
BrE
/'mætʃbʊk/
AmE
/'mætʃbʊk/

noun, American English - a piece of folded cardboard containing matches

 
matchwood - třísky
BrE
/'mætʃwʊd/
AmE
/'mætʃwʊd/

noun - very small pieces of wood that are left after something wooden has been destroyed

 
matchstick - zápalka
BrE
/'mætʃstɪk/
AmE
/'mætʃstɪk/

noun - a short wooden part of a match

 
matchmaking - dohazování
BrE
/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

noun - the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people

 
improved - vylepšený
BrE
/ɪm'pru:vd/
AmE
/ɪm'pru:vd/

adjective - better than before

 
unimpressively - nevýrazně, obyčejně
BrE
/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is ordinary and not special

 
unimpressive - nevýrazný, obyčejný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/

adjective - ordinary, without any special qualities