baneful - zhoubný, ničivý, záhubný, neblahý

adjective, literary - causing harm, destruction, or serious damage; deadly or ruinous

 

bane - prokletí, zkáza, pohroma, zhouba, zatracení

noun - something that causes great distress, trouble, or annoyance; a source of harm or ruin

scuba - potápění (s dýchacím přístrojem)

noun - the activity of going under water with special equipment including an air bottle

 

prominence - významnost, důležitost, proslulost, výtečnost

noun - the state of being important, well-known, or easily noticed

corn - kuří oko

noun - a small area of hard skin on your foot that is usually painful

gilded - pozlacený (zlatem nebo zlatou barvou)

adjective - covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint

gild - zbarvit do zlatova, dodat zlatavý vzhled

verb, literary - to give something a golden appearance or a look of richness and beauty, as if it were covered in gold

gild - zlatit, pozlatit, potáhnout zlatem, natřít zlatou barvou

verb - to cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold paint

 

equivocal - dvojznačný, nejednoznačný

adjective - not clear or definite, having more than one possible meaning

valerian - kozlík, kozlík lékařský

noun, technical - a plant witch clusters of small white and pink flowers whose root is used in medicine, often to help people relax or sleep

off-white - špinavě bílý, smetanový, mírně našedlý, nažloutlý

adjective - describing something that is almost white, but not pure white

off white - špinavě bílá, smetanová, mírně našedlá, nažloutlá (barva)

noun - a colour that is close to white but with a hint of another shade, such as cream, beige, or grey

 

internalize - zinternalizovat, osvojit si, přijmout za své

verb - to make something (like an idea, belief, or behavior) a natural part of the way you think or behave

 

fossilization - fosilizace, zkamenění

noun - the process by which something becomes fossilized; often used literally for bones or plants turning into fossils, or metaphorically for ideas or behaviors becoming fixed and unchanging

 

immersion - ponoření se do jazyka, obklopení se jazykem

noun - a method of learning a language (or experiencing a culture) by being completely surrounded by it, without using your native language