recoil - zpětný ráz
BrE
/'ri:kɔ:ɪl/
AmE
/'ri:kɔ:ɪl/

noun - a quick backward movement that a gun makes when it's fired

groove
groove - rýha, žlábek
BrE
/'gru:v/
AmE
/'gru:v/

noun - a long narrow line cut into a surface of something hard

 
let off - vystřelit, odpálit
BrE
/let 'ɒf/
AmE
/let 'ɔ:f/

verb - to fire a gun or make a bomb or fireworks explode

 
sirloin - zadní roštěná, svíčková
BrE
/'sɜ:lɔɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rlɔɪn/

noun - a good quality piece of beef cut from a cow's back

en suite
en suite - připojený (o koupelně), vybavený koupelnou, s připojenou koupelnou (o pokoji v hotelu)
BrE
/ɒn'swi:t/
AmE
/ɑ:n'swi:t/

adjective - joined to a room, or with a bathroom joined to it

 
outskirts - předměstí, periferie
BrE
/'aʊtskɜ:ts/
AmE
/'aʊtskɜ:rts/

noun - the areas forming the edge of a town or a city

 
wand - tyčka, dlouhý nástroj
BrE
/'wɒnd/
AmE
/'wɑ:nd/

noun - any tool in the shape of a straight a thin stick

truncheon
truncheon - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'trʌnʃən/
AmE
/'trʌnʃən/

noun, British English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

nightstick
nightstick - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/
AmE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/

noun, American English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

 
gatepost - sloupek vrat, sloupek branky, sloup brány
BrE
/'geɪtpəʊst/
AmE
/'geɪtpoʊst/

noun - a post, or one of two upright posts, supporting a gate

 
kleptomaniac - kleptoman
BrE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/
AmE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/

noun - a person who has a strong uncontrollable desire to steal things

maniac
maniac - šílenec, maniak
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way

 
out of - mimo, z (např. dosahu)
BrE
/'aʊtəv/
AmE
/'aʊt̬əv/

preposition - from a position near something to a position distant from it

 
eater - jedlík, strávník
BrE
/'i:tə/
AmE
/'i:t̬ər/

noun - a person that eats a particular amount or type of food

 
crush - do koho je někdo zamilovaný (platonicky)
BrE
/'krʌʃ/
AmE
/'krʌʃ/

noun, informal - a person that someone has a strong feeling of love for