adoption - adopce, osvojení
BrE
/ə'dɒpʃn/
AmE
/ə'dɑ:pʃn/

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

 
truthfully - pravdivě, po pravdě
BrE
/'tru:θfəli/
AmE
/'tru:θfəli/

adverb - in an honest way

 
hubris - namyšlenost, arogance
BrE
/'hju:brɪs/
AmE
/'hju:brɪs/

noun, literary - the fact of being too proud

 
mildly - mírně, lehce
BrE
/'maɪldli/
AmE
/'maɪldli/

adverb - slightly

accomplice
accomplice - spolupachatel, komplic
BrE
/ə'kʌmplɪs/
AmE
/ə'kɑ:mplɪs/

noun - a person who helps another person to commit a crime

 
waiver - zřeknutí se, vzdání
BrE
/'weɪvə/
AmE
/'weɪvər/

noun - a situation in which someone gives up a right or claim to something; an official document stating this

 
looting - rabování
BrE
/'lu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'lu:tɪŋ/

noun - the activity of stealing from shops after a riot, fire, etc.

part of speech
part of speech - slovní druh
BrE
/ˌpɑ:təv 'spi:tʃ/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:rt̬əv 'spi:tʃ/

noun - a particular grammatical class where a word belongs, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.

 
promising - slibný, nadějný
BrE
/'prɒmɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'prɑ:mɪsɪŋ/

adjective - showing signs of being successful or enjoyable

 
like-minded - podobně smýšlející, stejně založený
BrE
/ˌlaɪk 'maɪndɪd/
AmE
/ˌlaɪk 'maɪndɪd/

adjective - (of people) sharing the same opinions, ideas, interests, etc.

 
ravenous - vyhladovělý
BrE
/'rævənəs/
AmE
/'rævənəs/

adjective - extremely hungry

ford
ford - brod
BrE
/'fɔ:d/
AmE
/'fɔ:rd/

noun - an area in a river that can be crossed on foot

 
half-time - poločas
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'taɪm/

noun - a period between two parts of a sports game when players have a break

 
cottage cheese - tvaroh, přírodní sýr
BrE
/ˌkɒtɪdʒ 'tʃi:z/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:tɪdʒ 'tʃi:z/

noun - creamy white cheese with small thick pieces in it

 
building site - staveniště
BrE
/'bɪldɪŋ saɪt/
AmE
/'bɪldɪŋ saɪt/

noun, British English - a piece of land where something is being built