basil
basil - bazalka
BrE
/'bæzl/
AmE
/'beɪzl/

noun - an aromatic South-Asian herb that is used as seasoning

 
principal - ředitel (školy), ředitelka (školy)
BrE
/'prɪnsəpl/
AmE
/'prɪnsəpl/

noun - the teacher who is in charge of the whole school

 
extreme - extrémní
BrE
/ɪks'tri:m/
AmE
/ɪks'tri:m/

adjective - very close to the limit; much stronger than is normal

semicolon
semicolon - středník
BrE
/ˌsemɪ'kəʊlɒn/
AmE
/ˌsemɪ'koʊlən/

noun - the mark ';', it is usually used to connect independent clauses

 
homeroom teacher - třídní učitel
BrE
/'həʊmru:m ti:tʃə/
AmE
/'hoʊmru:m ti:tʃər/

noun - (am.) the teacher who is responsible for a particular class

 
deign - snížit se (k něčemu), uráčit se
BrE
/'deɪn/
AmE
/'deɪn/

verb - to do something that you think is below your dignity

 
enterprise - podnik, obchod
BrE
/'entəpraɪz/
AmE
/'ent̬ərpraɪz/

noun - a business, an organisation whose purpose is to earn money

swordsman
swordsman - šermíř, bojovník s mečem
BrE
/'sɔ:dzmən/
AmE
/'sɔ:rdzmən/

noun - a person who is good at fighting with a sword

foul
foul - faul (ve sportu)
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/

noun - an action that is against the rules (especially in sports)

 
decency - slušnost
BrE
/'di:snsi/
AmE
/'di:snsi/

noun - behavior that is polite, good and shows respect for others

 
repetitive - opakující se, monotónní
BrE
/rɪ'petətɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'petətɪv/

adjective - something that is repeated many times and it becomes boring

 
tickly - dráždivý, suchý
BrE
/'tɪkli/
AmE
/'tɪkli/

adjective - a tickly cough is dry cough which tickles your throat

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

jeweller
jeweller - klenotnice, klenotník
BrE
/'dʒu:ələ/
AmE
/'dʒu:ələr/

noun - a person whose job is to sell and repair jewellery

nerdy
nerdy - podivínský
BrE
/'nɜ:di/
AmE
/'nɜ:rdi/

adjective, informal - behaving strangely around others, different from what is considered normal