weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

leakage
leakage - únik, unikání
BrE
/'li:kɪdʒ/
AmE
/'li:kɪdʒ/

noun - the act of leaking, when an amount of liquid or gas is escaping from something by a hole or other fault

 
evacuation - evakuace
BrE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/

noun - the act of moving people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

 
stronghold - útočiště (zvířat)
BrE
/'strɒŋhəʊld/
AmE
/'strɔ:ŋhəʊld/

noun - an area where a particular type of animal lives or where that type of animal lives more than in other places

Viking
Viking - Viking
BrE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/

noun - a member of a Scandinavian people who settled in some parts of Britain and Northern Europe in the 8th - 10th century

sneeze
sneeze - kýchat, kýchnout
BrE
/'sni:z/
AmE
/'sni:z/

verb - to let air out of your nose suddenly and with a loud noise, often as a result of an allergy etc.

stem
stem - stonek
BrE
/'stem/
AmE
/'stem/

noun - the part of a plant that holds it upright; the part of the plant that holds the leaves or fruits etc.

sponge
sponge - houba
BrE
/'spʌndʒ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒ/

noun - a piece of soft material full of small holes, it is used for washing things with, because it easily hold water

 
count down - odpočítávat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/

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

 
scout - zvěd, skaut
BrE
/'skaʊt/
AmE
/'skaʊt/

noun - a person (usually a soldier) who goes ahead of the group (army) to find paths or the location of the enemy

interrogation
interrogation - výslech
BrE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/

noun - a period of time in which a prisoner or a suspect is asked a lot of questions about a crime etc.

plaster
plaster - náplast
BrE
/'plɑ:stə/
AmE
/'plæstər/

noun - a piece of material that is stuck over a part of the body that has been injured lightly (cut, burnt etc.)

 
prescribe - předepsat (lék)
BrE
/prɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/prɪ'skraɪb/

verb - (of a doctor) to write a special document for the chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine etc.

drawer
drawer - zásuvka (u nábytku), šuplík
BrE
/'drɔ:ə/
AmE
/'drɔ:ər/

noun - a part of a piece of furniture (e.g. a desk) that can be pulled out and things can be put in

venetian blind
venetian blind - žaluzie
BrE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/
AmE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light