alliance
alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance
BrE
/ə'laɪəns/
AmE
/ə'laɪəns/

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 
home - domov (ústav)
BrE
/'həʊm/
AmE
/'hoʊm/

noun - an institution where old or sick people etc. are taken care of

trick
trick - trik, kouzlo
BrE
/'trɪk/
AmE
/'trɪk/

noun - an act that looks like magic, which is used to entertain people

 
benefit - těžit, mít zisk, mít užitek, profitovat (z něčeho)
BrE
/'benəfɪt/
AmE
/'benəfɪt/

verb - to get something good from something, to get an advantage from something

 
striptease - striptýz
BrE
/'strɪpti:z/
AmE
/'strɪpti:z/

noun - the act of removing one's clothes in a sexually exciting way to the rhythm of music

bereavement
bereavement - žal, zármutek, smutek, truchlení
BrE
/bɪ'ri:vmənt/
AmE
/bɪ'ri:vmənt/

noun, formal - the state of being deeply saddened by the loss of a loved one, especially through death

shard
shard - krovka
BrE
/'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rd/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

elytron
elytron - krovka
BrE
/'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
/'elɪtrɑ:n/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

 
beatlemania - Beatles mánie
BrE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/
AmE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/

noun - a word that was invented in order to describe the wild enthusiasm of the Beatles' fans

 
soundcheck - zvuková zkouška
BrE
/'saʊndtʃek/
AmE
/'saʊndtʃek/

noun - the process of checking that everything (all the equipment etc.) is ready for a concert etc.

 
remission - remise, ústup (nemoci)
BrE
/rɪ'mɪʃn/
AmE
/rɪ'mɪʃn/

noun - the period of time when a patient's illness becomes less severe and the symptoms go away

 
geographically - zeměpisně, geograficky
BrE
/ˌdʒi:ə'græfɪkli/
AmE
/ˌdʒi:ə'græfɪkəli/

adverb - in a way that is connected with the the study of our planet, countries, cities etc.

bow
bow - smyčec
BrE
/'bəʊ/
AmE
/'boʊ/

noun - a stick with thing strings attached to it used to play the violin, the cello etc.

 
herself - sama sebe, sama sobě, se
BrE
/hɜ:'self/
AmE
/hɜ:r'self/

pronoun - a reflexive pronoun that is used when 'she' is the subject as well as the object