contend - zápasit, bojovat, potýkat se
BrE
/kən'tend/
AmE
/kən'tend/

verb - to struggle or compete against someone or something difficult, often in order to win or survive

cinder block
cinder block - tvárnice, škvárobetonová tvárnice
BrE
/'sɪndəˌblɒk/
AmE
/'sɪndərˌblɑ:k/

noun, technical - a large, rectangular building block made from a mixture of concrete and industrial cinders, typically hollow and used in construction for walls and foundations

cinder
cinder - škvára, struska
BrE
/'sɪndə/
AmE
/'sɪndər/

noun, technical - the residue left after the combustion of coal, refuse, or metal ore, consisting mostly of ash, mineral fragments, and unburned material

clutch
clutch - psaníčko, malá kabelka
BrE
/'klʌtʃ/
AmE
/'klʌtʃ/

noun - a small, flat handbag for women

 
grade - stupeň, kvalita, úroveň
BrE
/'greɪd/
AmE
/'greɪd/

noun - a level or step in a scale, often used to show quality, difficulty, or rank

 
ceasefire - příměří, zastavení palby, klid zbraní, dočasné přerušení bojů
BrE
/'si:sfaɪə/
AmE
/'si:sfaɪr/

noun - an agreement to stop fighting, usually temporarily, between two opposing sides

 
exemption - výjimka, osvobození, zproštění, úleva
BrE
/ɪg'zempʃn/
AmE
/ɪg'zempʃn/

noun - permission not to do or pay something that others are required to

stocktaking
stocktaking - inventura, sčítání zásob, kontrola zásob, revize skladu
BrE
/'stɒkˌteɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɑ:kˌteɪkɪŋ/

noun, British English - the process of counting and checking all the goods or materials a business has

keychain
keychain - klíčenka, kroužek na klíče, přívěsek na klíče
BrE
/'ki:tʃeɪn/
AmE
/'ki:tʃeɪn/

noun - a small chain or ring used to hold keys together or attach them to something

legibility
legibility - čitelnost, srozumitelnost, přehlednost
BrE
/ˌledʒə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ˌledʒə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of being clear enough to read

ravage
ravage - zpustošit, zdevastovat, ničit, zničit, vyplenit
BrE
/'rævɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rævɪdʒ/

verb - to damage something very badly

cremation
cremation - kremace, spálení, zpopelnění, pohřeb žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/krə'meɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of burning a dead body until only ashes remain

 
cremate - zpopelnit, spálit, pohřbít žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪt/
AmE
/krə'meɪt/

verb - to burn the body of a dead person until only ashes remain

joint
joint - pečeně, kus masa (k pečení, upečený)
BrE
/'dʒɔɪnt/
AmE
/'dʒɔɪnt/

noun, British English - a large piece of meat containing a bone

joint
joint - spoj, spojení, místo spojení
BrE
/'dʒɔɪnt/
AmE
/'dʒɔɪnt/

noun - a place where two things are connected