self-service - samoobsluha
BrE
/ˌself'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌself'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a system in a shop, restaurant etc. in which you take what you want and pay at a special desk

Montana
Montana - Montana
BrE
/mɒn'tænə/
AmE
/mɑ:n'tænə/

noun - a US state located in the Rocky Mountains in the north of the country, the capital of which is Helena

 
soothingly - konejšivě, uklidňujícím způsobem, zklidňujícím způsobem, utěšujícím způsobem
BrE
/'su:ðɪŋli/
AmE
/'su:ðɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that makes something less painful, in a way that makes somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

elf
elf - elf
BrE
/'elf/
AmE
/'elf/

noun - a beautiful human-like creature in fantasy books or films, it has pointed ears and usually lives in the woods

rook
rook - věž (v šachu)
BrE
/'rʊk/
AmE
/'rʊk/

noun - a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard

 
plug plant - sazenice, sazenička
BrE
/'plʌgˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plʌgˌplænt/

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

stir-fry
stir-fry - orestovat, osmahnout, zprudka opéct (většinou maso a zeleninu)
BrE
/'stɜ:fraɪ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rfraɪ/

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in very hot oil while moving them around, usually in a wok pan

 
triangle - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'traɪæŋgl/
AmE
/'traɪæŋgl/

noun, American English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

set square
set square - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'set skweə/
AmE
/'set skwer/

noun, British English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

 
back-up - záloha (v počítači), záloha dat
BrE
/'bækʌp/
AmE
/'bækʌp/

noun - a copy of a file in your computer that you store somewhere in case something happened to the original file

cuisine
cuisine - kuchyně, vaření
BrE
/kwɪ'zi:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'zi:n/

noun - the way of preparing meals or meals prepared in this way, the way of preparing meals in a particular country

plant
plant - rostlina
BrE
/'plɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plænt/

noun - a living thing that grows in the earth, usually with green leaves etc., sometimes grown by people in their houses

baptize
baptize - pokřtít, křtít
BrE
/'bæptaɪz/
AmE
/'bæptaɪz/

verb - to perform a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church

 
sophomore slump - polevení v druhém ročníku, krize v druhém ročníku
BrE
/ˌsɒfmɔ:'slʌmp/
AmE
/ˌsɑ:fmɔ:r'slʌmp/

noun - a situation in which a students feel a bit down or struggle more in their second year of school, like college or high school, after having a good start in their first year