islet - ostrůvek

noun - a small island

 

wavelet - vlnka

noun - a small wave

sherry - sherry, šery (alkoholický nápoj)

noun - strong wine that is pale or dark brown and come from Spain

 

train of thought - tok myšlenek, myšlenkový pochod

noun - a series of connected thoughts

 

bio - krátký životopis

noun - a short text about a person's life

 

competent - schopný, způsobilý, kvalifikovaný

adjective - having enough knowledge or skill to do something

 

usage - použití jazyka

noun - the way language (words, phrases, structures) is used

 

telenovela - telenovala (z Latinské Ameriky)

noun - a soap opera that is aired in or from many Latin American countries

 

acclaim - uznávat, vychvalovat

verb - to approve of something or someone publicly

 

sighting - spatření, zahlédnutí, zpozorování, pozorování

noun - the unusual or rare occasion of seeing something

 

homebody - domácí povaleč, pecivál

noun, American English - a person who prefers to spend his time at home

 

nickname - přezdívat

verb - to use a name for something or somebody that people made up instead of the real name

 

pastoral - venkovský

connected to the countryside and rural life

 

anthropomorphize - personifikovat

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

ride - jet (dopravním prostředkem)

verb, American English - to travel on a bus, train etc.