countdown
countdown - odpočítávání
BrE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/

noun - counting backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

 
pagan - pohanský
BrE
/'peɪgən/
AmE
/'peɪgən/

adjective - of a religion that worships many gods (esp. the kind of a religion that existed before Christianity, Islam, Buddhism etc.)

 
Communion - přijímání (náb.)
BrE
/kə'mju:niən/
AmE
/kə'mju:niən/

noun - a kind of Christian ceremony at which people share bread and wine as a symbol of Christ's body and blood

Montana
Montana - Montana
BrE
/mɒn'tænə/
AmE
/mɑ:n'tænə/

noun - a US state located in the Rocky Mountains in the north of the country, the capital of which is Helena

 
harem - harém
BrE
/'herəm/
AmE
/'herəm/

noun, American English - the wives or concubines of a man (esp. in Muslim societies) or the part of a house where they live

list
list - sepsat, napsat soupis (čeho), napsat seznam (čeho)
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

verb - to write down a number of things or people on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

the can
the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/ðə'kæn/
AmE
/ðə'kæn/

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

 
deprivation - odnětí (něčeho), zbavení (něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of taking something away from somebody, a state of not having something important (such as food, sleep etc.)

 
modesty - počestnost, cudnost
BrE
/'mɒdəsti/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəsti/

noun - (usually of women) the quality of not showing your sexuality by the clothes you wear or the way you act

 
head-on - čelně (např. o nehodě)
BrE
/ˌhed'ɒn/
AmE
/hed'ɑn/

adverb - in a way that the front of something (e.g. a car) hits the front of something else (e.g. another car)

 
turnover - obrat
BrE
/'tɜ:nəʊvə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnoʊvər/

noun - the amount of money received by a company etc. for selling products or services in a particular period of time

limestone
limestone - vápenec
BrE
/'laɪmstəʊn/
AmE
/'laɪmstoʊn/

noun - a type of pale rock that contains a lot of calcium carbonate and is often used as a building material

 
crackle - praskat, zapraskat, chrastit, šustit (např. oheň)
BrE
/'krækl/
AmE
/'krækl/

verb - to make a lot of short, sharp sounds like the sound of paper being crushed or a wood fire burning

 
sponge bath - mytí houbou, mytí žínkou
BrE
/'spʌndʒˌbɑ:θ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒˌbæθ/

noun - a way of cleaning your body using a damp sponge or washcloth instead of getting into a bathtub or shower

 
murkiness - zakalenost, temnota, šerost, nejasnost, nepřehlednost
BrE
/'mɜ:kinəs/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkinəs/

noun - the quality of being dark, gloomy, or hard to see through; the quality of being unclear or difficult to understand