artery
artery - tepna
BrE
/'ɑ:tərɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:rt̬əri/

noun - one of the tubes through which blood flows from the heart into other parts of the body

big bang
big bang - velký třesk
BrE
/'bɪg'bæŋ/
AmE
/'bɪg'bæŋ/

noun - the theory of the beginning of the Universe that says that everything started by a great explosion

mane
mane - hříva
BrE
/'meɪn/
AmE
/'meɪn/

noun - the long hair around the neck of a lion or on the back of a horse's neck

 
headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav
BrE
/'hedlɒŋ/
AmE
/'hedlɔ:ŋ/

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

 
tundra - tundra
BrE
/'tʌndrə/
AmE
/'tʌndrə/

noun - large flat Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere where the earth below the ground is always frozen

eclipse
eclipse - zatmění (např. slunce)
BrE
/ɪ'klɪps/
AmE
/ɪ'klɪps/

noun - a situation in which the sunlight cannot come to Earth because the moon gets in the way

 
head first - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav
BrE
/'hedˌfɜ:st/
AmE
/'hedˌfɜ:rst/

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

 
laryngitis - laryngitida, zánět hrtanu
BrE
/ˌlærɪn'dʒaɪtɪs/
AmE
/ˌlerɪn'dʒaɪt̬s/

noun - a painful swelling of the area at the top of the throat, making it difficult to speak

 
prefix - předpona
BrE
/'pri:fɪks/
AmE
/'pri:fɪks/

noun - a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

 
suffix - přípona
BrE
/'sʌfɪks/
AmE
/'sʌfɪks/

noun - a group of letters at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word

screenplay
screenplay - scénář
BrE
/'skri:npleɪ/
AmE
/'skri:npleɪ/

noun - the written form of a film, including the dialogues, instructions for actors, descriptions of the scenes etc.

stump
stump - pařez
BrE
/'stʌmp/
AmE
/'stʌmp/

noun - a part of the tree which is left in the ground when the tree is cut down

gladiator
gladiator - gladiátor
BrE
/'glædɪeɪtə/
AmE
/'glædɪeɪt̬ər/

noun - a warrior in ancient Rome who fought in the Colosseum to entertain the public and the Emperor

excavation
excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání
BrE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

pawn
pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side