fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 
knotty - složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/'nɒti/
AmE
/'nɑ:ti/

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 
abashed - zahanbený, v rozpacích
BrE
/ə'bæʃt/
AmE
/ə'bæʃt/

adjective - feeling embarrassed and ashamed

 
rigorous - přísný, nekompromisní
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - tests, rules or processes that are strict

 
rigorous - pečlivý, puntičkářský
BrE
/'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/'rɪgərəs/

adjective - done very carefully and with great attention to detail

 
caprice - rozmar, vrtoch
BrE
/kə'pri:s/
AmE
/kə'pri:s/

noun - a sudden and unaccountable change in attitude or behaviour

 
veil - zakrýt, schovat, oddělit (závojem)
BrE
/'veɪl/
AmE
/'veɪl/

verb - cover something with a veil

discharge
discharge - výboj (elektrický)
BrE
/'dɪstʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/'dɪstʃɑ:rdʒ/

noun, technical - the release of electricity

 
namely - a to, jmenovitě
BrE
/'neɪmli/
AmE
/'neɪmli/

adverb - used when you want to give more detailed information about the subject you are discussing

 
punctuality - dochvilnost, přesnost
BrE
/ˌpʌŋktʃu'æləti/
AmE
/ˌpʌŋktʃu'æləti/

noun - to arrive somewhere or do something at the right time, not late

 
slumber - spánek, dřímání
BrE
/'slʌmbə/
AmE
/'slʌmbər/

noun, literary - sleep, not awake

 
abolition - zrušení
BrE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/

noun - the act of officially ending something (laws, institutions, activities..)