battlements
battlements - cimbuří, hradby, hradní ochoz
BrE
/'bætlmənts/
AmE
/'bætlmənts/

noun - a parapet with alternating high and low sections on a fortification, allowing for defense and observation

stockbroker
stockbroker - makléř, burzovní makléř
BrE
/'stɒkbrəʊkə/
AmE
/'stɑ:kbroʊkər/

noun - a professional who helps people buy and sell stocks and other securities on the stock market

rune
rune - runa
BrE
/'ru:n/
AmE
/'ru:n/

noun - an ancient character or symbol used in Germanic languages and cultures for writing, magic, and divination

pedicure
pedicure - pedikúra
BrE
/'pedɪkjʊə/
AmE
/'pedɪkjʊər/

noun - a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails, including cleaning, trimming, and sometimes painting the nails

flywheel
flywheel - setrvačník
BrE
/'flaɪwi:l/
AmE
/'flaɪwi:l/

noun, technical - a heavy rotating wheel that stores energy and helps keep a machine running smoothly and steadily

 
introvert - introvertní
BrE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:t/
AmE
/'ɪntrəvɜ:rt/

adjective - being quiet and shy, and more interested in spending time alone rather than with other people

 
mainstream - hlavní proud (názorů, stylu)
BrE
/'meɪnstri:m/
AmE
/'meɪnstri:m/

noun - the ideas and opinions that are accepted by most people and therefore considered to be normal

 
do - pomocné sloveso (především otázky a zápory v přít. a min. čase)
BrE
/'du/
AmE
/'du/

verb - an auxiliary used to form questions and negatives in the present simple and the past simple

virus
virus - virus, vir
BrE
/'vaɪrəs/
AmE
/'vaɪrəs/

noun - a small living thing that lives and reproduces in the cells of organisms and causes diseases

 
plantain - banán k vaření, banán (zeleninový), zeleninový banán
BrE
/'plæntɪn/
AmE
/'plæntɪn/

noun - a tropical fruit that looks like a banana and is cooked and eaten like a vegetable

 
manipulate - manipulovat (s lidmi)
BrE
/mə'nɪpjuleɪt/
AmE
/mə'nɪpjəleɪt/

verb - to control people and make them do what you want, especially by being clever and deceptive

 
liberal - liberální (polit.)
BrE
/'lɪbərəl/
AmE
/'lɪbərəl/

adjective - (of politics) trying to ensure more personal and commercial freedom, against radical social and political changes

 
punctuate - doplnit interpunkci
BrE
/'pʌŋktʃʊeɪt/
AmE
/'pʌŋktʃʊeɪt/

verb - to decide where sentences end and start etc. and write the correct marks into a text

stork
stork - čáp
BrE
/'stɔ:k/
AmE
/'stɔ:rk/

noun - a large bird with long legs and a long beak, it is usually black and white

 
enthusiast - nadšenec
BrE
/ɪn'θju:ziæst/
AmE
/ɪn'θju:ziæst/

noun - somebody likes doing something very much and does it with a lot of energy and devotion