pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 
except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže
BrE
/ɪk'sept/
AmE
/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 
whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba
BrE
/ˌweərə'baʊts/
AmE
/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 
IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

crown
crown - koruna (stromu)
BrE
/'kraʊn/
AmE
/'kraʊn/

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves

 
self-appraisal - sebehodnocení
BrE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 
hot-air - horkovzdušný
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er/

adjective - using hot air

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

 
spark - probudit (např. zájem), podnítit
BrE
/'spɑ:k/
AmE
/'spɑ:rk/

verb - to make something start suddenly

sparkler
sparkler - prskavka
BrE
/'spɑ:klə/
AmE
/'spɑ:rklər/

noun - a hand-held firework that produces bright sparks

 
subtitle - podtitul (knihy)
BrE
/'sʌbtaɪtl/
AmE
/'sʌbtaɪtl/

noun - a second title of a piece of writing that usually gives more information

spine
spine - hřbet (knihy)
BrE
/'spaɪn/
AmE
/'spaɪn/

noun - the narrow part of a book that the pages are attached to

 
reviewer - kritik, recenzent
BrE
/rɪ'vju:e/
AmE
/rɪ'vju:ər/

noun - a person who writes reviews of books, television programmes, plays, concerts, films, etc.