traveller's cheque - cestovní šek
BrE
/ˌtrævələz'tʃek/
AmE
/ˌtrævələrz'tʃek/

noun - a piece of paper printed by a bank that you can take on your journey instead of money

snowsuit
snowsuit - zimní kombinéza
BrE
/'snəʊˌsu:t/
AmE
/'snoʊˌsu:t/

noun - a piece of warm winter clothing that covers most of the body, it is usually worn by children

road sign
road sign - dopravní značka
BrE
/'rəʊdsaɪn/
AmE
/'roʊdsaɪn/

noun - a sign placed by the side of a road that gives drivers warnings, informs them of restrictions, etc.

 
element - živel
BrE
/'eləmənt/
AmE
/'eləmənt/

noun - one of the key things that people believed the world was build of (water, earth, fire and air)

tails
tails - orel (strana mince), rub mince
BrE
/'teɪlz/
AmE
/'teɪlz/

noun - the back side of a coin, it does not have a picture of a person's head on it

 
oppression - utlačování, utiskování
BrE
/ə'preʃn/
AmE
/ə'preʃn/

noun - the act of being unfair or cruel to somebody, especially if you are in a position of authority

plasterboard
plasterboard - sádrokarton
BrE
/'plɑ:stəbɔ:d/
AmE
/'plæstərbɔ:rd/

noun, British English - a kind of material used to build interior walls and ceilings, it is made of plaster and paper

patrol
patrol - hlídkovat, hlídat
BrE
/pə'trəʊl/
AmE
/pə'troʊl/

verb - (usually of a group of policemen) to go somewhere regularly in order to prevent crime in the area

 
aspiration - přídech (ve výslovnosti)
BrE
/ˌæspə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæspə'reɪʃn/

noun - the way of pronouncing certain sounds with a loud release of breath (e.g. p, t, k in English)

 
oncology - onkologie
BrE
/ɒŋ'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ɑ:ŋ'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of tumors

 
endocrinology - endokrinologie
BrE
/ˌendəʊkrə'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌendoʊkrə'nɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty of the branch of medical science that studies the glands secreting hormones and their function

 
anthology - antologie, sbírka
BrE
/æn'θɒlədʒi/
AmE
/æn'θɑ:lədʒi/

noun - a book that consists of parts of many different literary works (poems, passages from novels, short stories etc.)

lament
lament - nářek, pláč, žalozpěv
BrE
/lə'ment/
AmE
/lə'ment/

noun, formal - a cry of sadness or grief; a song, piece of music, or poem that expresses sorrow or mourning

harness
harness - postroj, popruhy
BrE
/'hɑ:nəs/
AmE
/'hɑ:rnəs/

noun - a piece of equipment that consists of leather straps, it is used for example to control a horse

 
brainwashing - vymývání mozků
BrE
/'breɪnˌwɒʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'breɪnˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ/

noun - the act of making someone accept new beliefs and attitudes (often as a part of a religion etc.)