Headway PRE Unit 9 part 2

advantage - výhoda

noun - something positive that can help you win or achieve something

answerphone - záznamník, telefonní záznamník

noun, British English - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

bite - kousnout, kousat, hlodat

verb - to cut or hurt by using the teeth

crew - posádka

noun - the people working on a ship etc.

cruel - krutý

adjective - enjoying hurting somebody and causing pain to someone

darling - zlatíčko, miláček

noun - a nice word for a person you love

earthquake - zemětřesení

noun - a situation in which the ground starts shaking, it usually causes great damage to houses, roads etc.

educate - vzdělávat

verb - to teach or train somebody

flight - let, létání

noun - the act of flying, a trip by plane or another flying vehicle

fundamental - podstatný, základní

adjective - essential, involving basic principles

generally - obecně, běžně

adverb - normally, usually

government - vláda

noun - the group of politicians who rule a country

healthcare - zdravotní péče

noun - services offered to treat and prevent mental and physical illness

improvement - zlepšení, vylepšení, pokrok

noun - a change for the better

increase - zvýšit, zvětšit, vzrůst

verb - to make a higher number or larger amount of something, to raise

kidney - ledvina

noun - one of the two organs in your body that separate waste liquid from the blood

liver - játra

noun - a part of the body that cleans the blood

lung - plíce (sing.)

noun - one of the two organs that you use for breathing

message ^*1 - zpráva

noun - a piece of information written on a note or sent to somebody in another way

microchip - mikročip

noun - a small silicon chip inside a computer

pick up - vyzvednout (někoho)

verb - to come for somebody by car

plant ^*2 - rostlina

noun - a living thing that grows in the earth, usually with green leaves etc., sometimes grown by people in their houses

probably - pravděpodobně, asi, nejspíše

adverb - used to say that something is likely to happen, it is almost sure to happen

religion - náboženství, víra (náboženství)

noun - belief in a god (or gods) and things connected with it

ring - zavolat (telefonem), zatelefonovat

verb - to contact by using the telephone

stupidity - blbost, hloupost

noun - foolishness, the lack of intelligence or sense

volcano - vulkán, sopka

noun - a mountain with a crater that can explode and throw burning rocks into the air, emit hot lava etc.

wisdom - moudrost

noun - the ability to make good decisions because of your knowledge and experience