Buddhist
Buddhist - budhistický
BrE
/'bʊdɪst/
AmE
/'bʊdɪst/

adjective - belonging to the main religion of Tibet and central Asia

builder
builder - stavbař, stavař, stavitel
BrE
/'bɪldə/
AmE
/'bɪldər/

noun - a person whose job is to build houses and buildings

 
alimony - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'æləməni/
AmE
/'æləmoʊni/

noun, American English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
maintenance - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun, British English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
weed out - protřídit, probrat, vyřadit, vytřídit, zbavit se (něčeho nežádoucího)
BrE
/ˌwi:d'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:d'aʊt/

verb - to remove or eliminate something or someone that is unwanted or less desirable from a group, often to improve the overall quality or effectiveness

identity card
identity card - průkaz totožnosti
BrE
/aɪ'dentəti kɑ:d/
AmE
/aɪ'dentəti kɑ:rd/

noun - a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information, people have to carry this card to prove who they are

demonstrate
demonstrate - účastnit se demonstrace, demonstrovat
BrE
/'demənstreɪt/
AmE
/'demənstreɪt/

verb - to take part in an event in which a large group of people march through the street to show their unhappiness about something etc.

 
burdened - obtěžkaný, zatížený
BrE
/'bɜ:dnd/
AmE
/'bɜ:rdnd/

adjective - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

 
encumbered - obtěžkaný, zatížený
BrE
/ɪn'kʌmbəd/
AmE
/ɪn'kʌmbərd/

adjective, formal - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

 
slough - svléknout, shodit (kůži), odumírat (o tkáni), zbavit se něčeho
BrE
/'slʌf/
AmE
/'slʌf/

verb - to shed or cast off a layer of skin, tissue, or an outer covering; to get rid of something old, unwanted, or no longer useful

rehabilitation
rehabilitation - renovace, rekonstrukce, asanace, obnova, uvedení zpět do dobrého stavu
BrE
/ˌri:hə'ˌbɪlə'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:hə'ˌbɪlə'teɪʃn/

noun - the process of repairing or improving something, such as a building, structure, or area, to bring it back to its original or a better condition

concierge
concierge - concierge - pracovník na recepci, který zajišťuje různé služby pro hosty
BrE
/'kɒnsieəʒ/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsi'erʒ/

noun - someone who works in a hotel and makes your stay more pleasant by recommending where to go, what to see, and by making reservations etc.

conjecture
conjecture - domnívat se, domýšlet si, spekulovat, odhadovat
BrE
/kən'dʒektʃə/
AmE
/kən'dʒektʃər/

verb, formal - to form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on incomplete or limited information; to make an educated guess or assumption without having full evidence

 
loophole - skulina, mezera (v zákonu)
BrE
/'lu:phəʊl/
AmE
/'lu:phəʊl/

noun - a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something

 
tenderizer - palička (na maso), změkčovač (masa), tenderizér
BrE
/'tendəraɪzə/
AmE
/'tendəraɪzər/

noun - a substance that you can put on meat to make it softer ; a special tool that you can treat meat with to make it softer