taboo - zakázaný, nepřípustný, tabu

adjective - not supposed or allowed to be said or talked about (for e.g. religious, cultural or political reasons)

specimen - vzorek (např. krve k testování)

noun - a small amount of something that is taken to be tested or examined (e.g. blood or urine)

 

rusty - pozapomenutý, zašlý

adjective - not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it a long time

 

insist on - trvat na něčem

verb - to say that it is important that somebody should do something or that something should be done

 

assuming - jestliže, za předpokladu že

conjunction - used to consider a possible situation, so that you can think about what the results might be

 

tab - účet (k zaplacení později), účet na baru, účet

noun - a bill for things, usually food or drinks in a bar or restaurant, to be paid later

Dumpster - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad

noun, American English - (trademark) a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away

 

overlook - mít výhled na

verb - to be in a place from which you can easily see over something or down on something

mourn - oplakávat, truchlit, naříkat

verb - to cry and be very sad for somebody who has died or something which has been lost

university - univerzita

noun - a kind of higher school where you study for a degree, e.g. to be a doctor etc.

 

spare - náhradní

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)

basilisk - bazilišek

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

 

theocracy - teokracie

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

 

black sheep - černá ovce (o člověku)

noun, informal - one person in a group of people who is considered to be the outcast, the troublemaker etc.

 

weather forecast - předpověď počasí

noun - a TV or radio programme which informs people about what the weather is going to be like