crescent
crescent - srpek (např. měsíce)
BrE
/'kresənt/
AmE
/'kresənt/

noun - a curved shape that is pointed at the sides (like the moon in the night sky)

 
Venice - Benátky
BrE
/'venɪs/
AmE
/'venɪs/

noun - a famous city in Italy biult on many islands, famous for having canals instead of streets

 
used to - býval, bývala, bývalo
BrE
/'ju:st tʊ/
AmE
/'ju:st tʊ/

verb - a modal verb that expresses the idea that something was common, usual, regular in the past

figure skating
figure skating - krasobruslení
BrE
/'fɪgəˌskeɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɪgjərˌskeɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a kind of skating in which the people kind of dance on ice, jump, spin etc.

 
wistfully - tesklivě, lítostně, toužebně
BrE
/'wɪstfəli/
AmE
/'wɪstfəli/

adverb - in a sad was, especially because of something you used to have but don't have now

mould
mould - plíseň
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/

noun, British English - a fungus that grows on the surface of some (usually organic) things, especially in damp conditions

maple
maple - javor
BrE
/'meɪpl/
AmE
/'meɪpl/

noun - a tree with lobed leaves (a symbol of Canada) and winged seeds that grow in pairs

 
acacia - akácie
BrE
/ə'keɪʃə/
AmE
/ə'keɪʃə/

noun - a tree with small leaves and yellow flowers, it grows in warm parts of the world

vocals
vocals - vokály, zpěv
BrE
/'vəʊklz/
AmE
/'voʊklz/

noun - the part of a song that is sung, the voice of a singer in a song

 
hide-and-seek - schovávaná, hra na schovávanou, hra na schovku, schovka
BrE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/
AmE
/ˌhaɪdən'si:k/

noun - a game in which a player is supposed to find other players who have hidden themselves

 
overtone - podtext
BrE
/'əʊvəˌtəʊn/
AmE
/'oʊvərˌtoʊn/

noun - a suggestion that is not expressed directly but still noticeable in what is said or done

 
pestle - palice (hmoždíře), palička (hmoždíře)
BrE
/'pesl/
AmE
/'pesl/

noun - a hard stick with a round end used to crush things into powder in a mortar

 
sheepishly - zahanbeně, provinile, stydlivě, v rozpacích
BrE
/'ʃi:pɪʃli/
AmE
/'ʃi:pɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows embarrassement because you know you have done something wrong or stupid

checkout
checkout - pokladna (v supermarketu)
BrE
/'tʃekaʊt/
AmE
/'tʃekaʊt/

noun - the counter in a supermarket at which you pay for the goods you want to buy

 
tribulations - trampoty
BrE
/ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃnz/
AmE
/ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃnz/

noun - troubles, esp. the catastrophic events that a hero in a book / film has to go through