club - klub
BrE
/'klʌb/
AmE
/'klʌb/

noun - a group of people who have the same hobby and meet regularly

brother
brother - bratr, brácha
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a boy or a man who has the same parents as somebody

 
multiplex cinema - multikino
BrE
/ˌmʌltɪpleks'sɪnəmə/
AmE
/ˌmʌltɪpleks'sɪnəmə/

noun - a large cinema where many films are shown at the same time

difference
difference - rozdíl, odlišnost
BrE
/'dɪfrəns/
AmE
/'dɪfrəns/

noun - an aspect in which two or more things are not the same

category
category - kategorie
BrE
/'kætəgəri/
AmE
/'kæt̬əgɔ:ri/

noun - a group of things that are of the same or similar kind

 
regularly - pravidelně
BrE
/'regjʊləli/
AmE
/'regjʊlərli/

adverb - at fixed times, with the same amount of time between each thing

shotgun
shotgun - brokovnice, kulovnice
BrE
/'ʃɒtgʌn/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:tgʌn/

noun - a long gun that fires many small bullets at the same time

 
tit for tat - oko za oko, zub za zub, odveta, oplátka, jak ty mně, tak já tobě
BrE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/
AmE
/ˌtɪt fə'tæt/

noun, informal - doing something to someone because they did the same thing to you

 
inconsistent - nestálý, proměnlivý, nekonzistentní, nedůsledný
BrE
/ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt/
AmE
/ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt/

adjective - not staying the same throughout; lacking in harmony or agreement; not consistent

 
outer - vnější, zevnější, zevní
BrE
/'aʊtə/
AmE
/'ɑʊt̬ər/

adjective - on the outside

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account for - zapříčinit, způsobit, být příčinou, být důvodem
BrE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:/
AmE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:r/

verb - to be the reason for something, to be the cause of something

 
typical - typický
BrE
/'tɪpɪkl/
AmE
/'tɪpɪkl/

adjective - having the usual signs or qualities of other things or people of the same kind

 
enviously - závistivě, nepřejícně
BrE
/'enviəsli/
AmE
/'enviəsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you want to be in the same situation as someone else or you wish you had what another person has