legume - luštěnina
BrE
/'legju:m/
AmE
/'legju:m/

noun - a plant that has seeds in long pods, such as a bean plant or a pea plant

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush

activist
activist - aktivista
BrE
/'æktɪvɪst/
AmE
/'æktɪvɪst/

noun - a person who takes part in activities such as public protests to make political or social changes

 
play at - hrát na (něco)
BrE
/'pleɪˌæt/
AmE
/'pleɪˌæt/

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game

 
half fare - poloviční jizdné
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'feə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'feər/

noun - the sum paid for a journey on public transport, by certain groups such as pensioners, children etc.

 
crack - rozbít
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to break something such as an egg or a nut in order to use what is inside

fixture
fixture - příslušenství bytu, pevné vybavení
BrE
/'fɪkstʃə/
AmE
/'fɪkstʃər/

noun - a piece of furniture or equipment that is permanently fixed in a house, such as a bath

daylight saving time
daylight saving time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/
AmE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/

noun, American English - the time when clocks are one hour ahead of standard time during the summer (abbreviated as DST)

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

 
suspend - dočasně vyloučit, suspendovat
BrE
/sə'spend/
AmE
/sə'spend/

verb - to officially order someone to leave their job or school for some time, especially as a punishment

 
craft - plavidlo
BrE
/'krɑ:ft/
AmE
/'kræft/

noun - a vehicle for travelling through the air or on water, such as a boat or a spacecraft

gift voucher
gift voucher - dárková poukázka, dárkový kupon
BrE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃə/
AmE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃər/

noun - a piece of paper, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods in a shop

 
shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)
BrE
/'ʃru:m/
AmE
/'ʃru:m/

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug