anthology - antologie, sbírka

noun - a book that consists of parts of many different literary works (poems, passages from novels, short stories etc.)

 

allergology - alergologie

noun - the branch of medical science that studies allergies

 

theocracy - teokracie

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

 

technocracy - technokracie

noun - a political system in which specialists, scientists etc. are in charge

bureaucracy - byrokracie, papírování

noun - an organisation characterized by unnecessary red tape, pointless procedures etc.

 

autocracy - autokracie, samovláda

noun - a political system in which an individual or a small number of people have unlimited power

 

marital - manželský

adjective - connected with marriage

 

close in - přiblížit se (připravit se k útoku), připravit se k útoku

verb - to come closer to something or someone, esp. in order to attack

deference - úcta

noun, formal - a kind of behavior that shows respect to someone

 

allegory - alegorie

noun - a story in which characters (usually animals) represent abstract ideas (good, evil, life, death...)

 

parable - podobenství

noun - a story told by Jesus Christ to make people understand some religious principles

turmeric - kurkuma

noun - a plant from the ginger family, the yellow powder made from the rhizomes is used as a spice or a coloring agent

saffron - šafrán

noun - a kind of crocus used as a spice or as a coloring agent

vodka - vodka

noun - a strong (originally Russian) alcoholic drink

espresso - espresso

noun - strong black coffee made by forcing boiling water under pressure through ground coffee beans