short - krátký
BrE
/'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rt/

adjective - not long, not having a large distance from one end to the other

 
fugitive - uprchlík (před policií)
BrE
/'fju:dʒɪtɪv/
AmE
/'fju:dʒɪt̬ɪv/

noun - somebody who is running from the police, somebody the police are looking for

ledge
ledge - římsa
BrE
/'ledʒ/
AmE
/'ledʒ/

noun - a narrow horizontal surface that sticks out from a wall or rock etc.

 
processed - zpracovaný
BrE
/'prəʊsest/
AmE
/'prɑ:sest/

adjective - changed from its natural form to a form more suitable for further use

bladder
bladder - močový měchýř
BrE
/'blædə/
AmE
/'blædər/

noun - a membranous sac where urine from the kidneys goes before it is excreted

 
shooting - střelba (sport)
BrE
/'ʃu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the sport of killing birds and animals with bullets fired from a gun

 
molasses - melasa
BrE
/mə'læsɪz/
AmE
/mə'læsɪz/

noun - a thick syrup made from some sugar plants (e.g. sugarcane or sugar beet)

exile
exile - vyhnanství
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

noun - the state of being sent away from your country, especially for political reasons

 
heathen - pohan
BrE
/'hi:ðn/
AmE
/'hi:ðn/

noun - a person whose religion is different from the one that is widely accepted

 
pagan - pohan
BrE
/'peɪgən/
AmE
/'peɪgən/

noun - a person whose religion is different from the one that is widely accepted

 
transit - přeprava, doprava
BrE
/'trænzɪt/
AmE
/'trænzɪt/

noun - transportation, the act of moving things (or people) from one place to another

suckle
suckle - kojit, krmit mateřským mlékem
BrE
/'sʌkl/
AmE
/'sʌkl/

verb - to feed a baby with the milk that comes from the mother's breast

woollen
woollen - vlněný
BrE
/'wʊlən/
AmE
/'wʊlən/

adjective - made of the material or thread that is made from sheep's thick hair

 
Victorian - viktoriánský
BrE
/vɪk'tɔ:riən/
AmE
/vɪk'tɔ:riən/

adjective - from the period of Queen Victoria (second half of 19th century in England)

vampire
vampire - upír
BrE
/'væmpaɪə/
AmE
/'væmpaɪər/

noun - a character of horror movies that sucks blood from people (e.g. Count Dracula)