aloof - odtažitý, odměřený
BrE
/ə'lu:f/
AmE
/ə'lu:f/

adjective - unfriendly or not interested in people, uninvolved, distant

 
marinate - marinovat, naložit (např. maso)
BrE
/'mærɪneɪt/
AmE
/'mærɪneɪt/

verb - to put something in marinade for some time

shaft
shaft - šachta
BrE
/'ʃɑ:ft/
AmE
/'ʃæft/

noun - a vertical tunnel (e.g. in a mine etc.)

yak
yak - yak
BrE
/'jæk/
AmE
/'jæk/

noun - a large domesticated ox that lives in Tibet

 
local - místní člověk, domorodec
BrE
/'ləʊkl/
AmE
/'loʊkl/

noun - a person who lives in a particular area

 
shriek - ječet, křičet
BrE
/'ʃri:k/
AmE
/'ʃri:k/

verb - to scream in a loud high-pitched voice

 
rate - poměr, podíl, míra
BrE
/'reɪt/
AmE
/'reɪt/

noun - an amount measured in proportion to another amount

 
lee - závětrný
BrE
/'li:/
AmE
/'li:/

adjective - located in a place hidden from the wind

volleyball
volleyball - volejbalový míč, míč na volejbal, míč na odbíjenou
BrE
/'vɒlibɔ:l/
AmE
/'vɑ:libɔ:l/

noun - a light (usually white) ball used in volleyball

 
cockily - arogantně, sebevědomě
BrE
/'kɒkəli/
AmE
/'kɑ:kəli/

adverb - in an arrogant and overly self-confident way

 
character - znak (v textu)
BrE
/'kærəktə/
AmE
/'kærəktər/

noun - a letter, sign or symbol used in writing

 
unstable - nestálý, labilní
BrE
/ʌn'steɪbl/
AmE
/ʌn'steɪbl/

adjective - suffering from sudden changes in your emotional state

 
house-to-house - od domu k domu, dům od domu
BrE
/ˌhaʊstə'haʊs/
AmE
/ˌhaʊstə'haʊs/

adjective - coming to every house in a particular place

 
academy - akademie
BrE
/ə'kædəmi/
AmE
/ə'kædəmi/

noun - a school for training in a particular skill

 
reinvent - předělat, přetvořit
BrE
/ˌri:ɪn'vent/
AmE
/ˌri:ɪn'vent/

verb - to change something in order to improve it