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

 
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

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

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

infatuation
infatuation - zamilovanost, poblázněnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌfætʃʊ'eɪʃn/

noun - the feeling of being in love or being very attracted to someone, especially for a short time

 
detox - odvykací kůra, odvykačka
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

noun - a period in which the body tries to get rid of poisons or addictions to chemicals etc.

 
dislocate - vymknout, vykloubit, vyhodit (si)
BrE
/'dɪsləkeɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'loʊkeɪt/

verb - (of the shoulder, ankle etc.) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
Whoopi Goldberg - Whoopi Goldberg
BrE
/'wu:pi gəʊldbɜ:g/
AmE
/'wu:pi goʊldbɜ:rg/

noun - a famous American actress, known for example for her role in the movie Sister Act or Ghost

 
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

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

bat
bat - netopýr
BrE
/'bæt/
AmE
/'bæt/

noun - a small animal that looks like a mouse, it can fly and it hunts in the night