hold out - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

persistence
persistence - neodbytnost, vytrvalost, umíněnost
BrE
/pə'sɪtənts/
AmE
/prə'sɪtənts/

noun - the act of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulties

boxing
boxing - boxování, box
BrE
/'bɒksɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɑ:ksɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you fight somebody with special gloves in a ring

between
between - mezi
BrE
/bɪ'twi:n/
AmE
/bɪ'twi:n/

preposition - in a place that is in the middle of two or more things

comic book
comic book - komiks, komiksová knížka
BrE
/'kɒmɪkbʊk/
AmE
/'kɑ:mɪkbʊk/

noun - a book with a story told in drawings and text written in bubbles

actress
actress - herečka
BrE
/'æktrəs/
AmE
/'æktrəs/

noun - a woman whose job is to appear in a film or in theatre

 
indecency - neslušnost, neslušné chování
BrE
/ɪn'di:sənsi/
AmE
/ɪn'di:sənsi/

noun - behaving in an immoral way, esp. in a way that shocks other people

parting
parting - pěšinka (ve vlasech)
BrE
/'pɑ:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a kind of line in your hair where it is divided in two

peas
peas - hrášek, hrách
BrE
/'pi:z/
AmE
/'pi:z/

noun - a vegetable in the shape of round green seeds that grow in pods

reception desk
reception desk - recepce (v hotelu apod.)
BrE
/rɪ'sepʃnˌdesk/
AmE
/rɪ'sepʃnˌdesk/

noun - the place in a hotel where you check in, get your keys, etc.

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving - díkůvzdání, Den díkůvzdání
BrE
/ˌθæŋks'gɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌθæŋks'gɪvɪŋ/

noun - a special day celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday in November

perseverance
perseverance - vytrvalost, výdrž
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'vɪərəns/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'vɪrəns/

noun - the quality of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulties

 
production - výroba, produkce
BrE
/prə'dʌkʃən/
AmE
/prə'dʌkʃən/

noun - the act of making something, esp. in large quantities, in a factory etc.

high jump
high jump - skok vysoký
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'dʒʌmp/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'dʒʌmp/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete jumps over a horizontal bar

 
Achilles - Achilles
BrE
/ə'kɪli:z/
AmE
/ə'kɪli:z/

noun - a warrior in Greek mythology, played an important part in the Trojan war