romanticize - romantizovat

verb - to speak or think about something in a way that it appears better than it actually is

rapids - peřeje

noun - the part of the river where the river flows very fast because it is going over rocks

 

quiz show - televizní soutěž, soutěž (televizní)

noun - a TV programme where a participant is asked questions and get points or money for answering correctly

embankment - násep, val, nábřeží

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

wreath - věnec

noun - a circular ornament made from flowers, it is often worn on the head or used as decoration

anchovy - ančovička

noun - a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.

 

humbug - mystifikace, balamucení

noun - a kind of behavior or talk that is not true but tries to make people believe it

rubber - guma (materiál)

noun - a substance that can be easily stretched, it is used for making tyres, water-proof boots etc.

 

vicar - vikář, farář

noun - a priest who is in charge of a local church community (esp. in the Church of England)

 

renovated - renovovaný

adjective - restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better

 

punching bag - boxovací pytel

noun, American English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

 

soulmate - spřízněná duše

noun - a person who is very close to you, who understands you perfectly and whom you understand perfectly

 

headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 

theocracy - teokracie

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