trade-off - kompromis, záměna
BrE
/'treɪd ɒf/
AmE
/'treɪd ɔ:f/

noun - a situation in which you balance two things that are opposed to each other

skid
skid - dostat smyk
BrE
/'skɪd/
AmE
/'skɪd/

verb - (of a vehicle) to slide in an uncontrolled way, especially on an icy road

vacuum
vacuum - vysávat
BrE
/'vækju:m/
AmE
/'vækju:m/

verb - to clean (a carpet etc.) by a special machine that sucks in the dust

 
PhD - titul doktora či doktorky filozofie
BrE
/ˌpi:eɪtʃ'di:/
AmE
/ˌpi:eɪtʃ'di:/

noun - a university degree awarded to people who have done research in a particular subject

binoculars
binoculars - dalekohled
BrE
/bɪ'nɒkjʊləz/
AmE
/bɪ'nɑ:kjʊlərz/

noun - a thing that enables you to see clearly things that are in the distance

barrow
barrow - trakař, kolečko (trakař)
BrE
/'bærəʊ/
AmE
/'bæroʊ/

noun - a large open container with one wheel that you use to move things in

browse
browse - brouzdat (po internetu), zkoumat (databázi apod.), procházet (databázi apod.)
BrE
/'braʊz/
AmE
/'braʊz/

verb - to look for information on a computer, esp. in a database or the internet

 
scribble - načmárat, naškrábat (nečitelně)
BrE
/'skrɪbl/
AmE
/'skrɪbl/

verb - to write something quickly, esp. in a way that it cannot be read easily

madam
madam - paní
BrE
/'mædəm/
AmE
/'mædəm/

noun - a word that you use to address a woman in a very polite way

manhole
manhole - kanál, díra do kanálu, průlez, průlez do kanálu
BrE
/'mænˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'mænˌhoʊl/

noun - a round opening in the road, sidewalk etc. that leads to the sewage system

spring
spring - vyskočit, vymrštit se
BrE
/'sprɪŋ/
AmE
/'sprɪŋ/

verb - to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, especially by jumping or leaping

smash
smash - rozbít, roztřískat, roztříštit
BrE
/'smæʃ/
AmE
/'smæʃ/

verb - to break something into pieces, usually in a way that it cannot be mended

 
rescue - zachránit, vyprostit
BrE
/'reskju:/
AmE
/'reskju:/

verb - to save somebody from a harmful or dangerous situation (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

prize
prize - ocenění, výhra, prémie, cena (pro vítěze)
BrE
/'praɪz/
AmE
/'praɪz/

noun - something valuable that is given to somebody who has won in a competition etc.

 
living - obživa, živobytí
BrE
/'lɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/'lɪvɪŋ/

noun - your way of life; the money you need to buy things necessary in life