scale - šupina

noun - a small flat piece that covers the skin of some animals (e.g. fish or reptiles)

gymnastics - gymnastika

noun - a kind of sport, excercise done indoors, usually with some special equipment (bars, ropes etc.)

 

fibre - vláknina

noun - substances in food that come from some plants and help the intestines to work properly

questionnaire - dotazník

noun - a list of questions given to many people in order to find out some information

 

fast - postit se, držet půst

verb - to choose not to eat food for some time (esp. for religious or medical reasons)

tentacle - chapadlo

noun - one of the long soft parts of the body of some animals (such as octopuses)

 

abridge - zkrátit, zestručnit

verb - to make something shorter, especially by crossing out some things and keeping the important parts

lordship - lordstvo, milost, veličenstvo

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a nobleman, or a bishop in some contexts

rhizome - oddenek

noun - the side underground growth of some plants that can be used to start a new plant

 

petition - zažádat (oficiálně)

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

 

maturation - zrání, dozrávání

noun, formal - the process of leaving something, such as wine or cheese, for some time to become tastier

 

probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

 

mould - ovlivňovat, utvářet

verb - to influence someone or something for some time so that they develop in a particular way

 

needles - jehličí

noun - a kind of stiff, thin, pointy leaves of some trees (such as a spruce, pine etc.)

flipper - ploutev (tuleně apod.)

noun - one of the two flat arms of some animals (e.g seals) that is used for swimming