understate - zlehčovat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'steɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'steɪt/

verb - to say or describe something in a way that makes it seem less important than it is

 
overstate - přehánět, zveličovat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'steɪt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'steɪt/

verb - to say or describe something in a way that makes it seem more important than it is

asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

dyslexic
dyslexic - dyslektik
BrE
/dɪs'leksɪk/
AmE
/dɪs'leksɪk/

noun - a person who has a learning disorder which causes difficulty in reading, writing, spelling, speaking, or listening

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

paramedic
paramedic - paramedik, záchranář, zdravotník
BrE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/
AmE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/

noun - a not fully qualified doctor whose job is to give people urgent medical care in an emergency

hourglass
hourglass - přesýpací hodiny
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:s/
AmE
/'aʊrglæs/

noun - a glass container in which sand moves from the top part to the bottom part measuring time

Abominable Snowman
Abominable Snowman - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/əˌbɒmɪnəbl'snəʊmæn/
AmE
/əˌbɑ:mɪnəbl'snoʊmæn/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

yeti
yeti - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/'jeti/
AmE
/'jet̬i/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

 
banter - dobírání, laškování, škádlení
BrE
/'bæntə/
AmE
/'bænt̬ər/

noun - the act making jokes about somebody in a friendly and funny way, friendly jokes about a person

wrestle
wrestle - zápasit, prát se
BrE
/'resl/
AmE
/'resl/

verb - to fight in a way that you try to hold somebody and throw them on the ground

windmill
windmill - větrný mlýn
BrE
/'wɪndmɪl/
AmE
/'wɪndmɪl/

noun - a building where flour was ground in the past by a machine that was powered by wind

waitress
waitress - servírka, číšnice
BrE
/'weɪtrɪs/
AmE
/'weɪtrəs/

noun - a woman who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers and brings them food and drinks

worm
worm - žížala
BrE
/'wɜ:m/
AmE
/'wɜ:rm/

noun - a small animal with no legs or bones, it lives in the ground and has no eyes