quotation mark
quotation mark - uvozovky, uvozovka
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃən mɑ:k/
AmE
/kwoʊ'teɪʃən mɑ:rk/

noun - the mark ( " or ' ) that shows the beginning or end of direct speech

pavement
pavement - chodník
BrE
/'peɪvmənt/
AmE
/'peɪvmənt/

noun, British English - a hard area along the side of the road used for walking

receiver
receiver - sluchátko (telefonní)
BrE
/rɪ'si:və/
AmE
/rɪ'si:vər/

noun - the part of the phone that you speak into and listen to

 
princess - princezna
BrE
/ˌprɪn'ses/
AmE
/'prɪnses/

noun - the daughter of a king or queen, the wife of a prince

Scotland
Scotland - Skotsko
BrE
/'skɒtlənd/
AmE
/'skɑ:tlənd/

noun - the northern part of Great Britain, the capital of which is Edinburgh

sidewalk
sidewalk - chodník
BrE
/'saɪdwɔ:k/
AmE
/'saɪdwɔ:k/

noun, American English - a hard area along the side of the road used for walking

salary
salary - plat
BrE
/'sæləri/
AmE
/'sæləri/

noun - the money you get every month for the work you have done

surgery
surgery - chirurgický zákrok
BrE
/'sɜ:dʒərɪ/
AmE
/'sɜ:rdʒəri/

noun - a medical operation on the body involving cutting open the skin etc.

 
cannabis - konopí (droga)
BrE
/'kænəbɪs/
AmE
/'kænəbɪs/

noun - an illegal drug made from the dried leaves of the hemp plant

 
Guy Fawkes - Guy Fawkes
BrE
/'gaɪ fɔ:ks/
AmE
/ˌgaɪ 'fɔ:ks/

noun - the person who wanted to blow up the British Parliament in 1605

poached
poached - jídlo upravené pod bodem varu (např. ztracené vejce, ryby)
BrE
/'pəʊtʃt/
AmE
/'poʊtʃt/

adjective - cooked below the boiling point (esp. about eggs cooked without the shell)

hoe
hoe - okopávat (motykou), kopat (motykou)
BrE
/'həʊ/
AmE
/'hoʊ/

verb - to turn the soil (e.g. in the garden) with a special tool

Rhode Island
Rhode Island - Rhode Island
BrE
/ˌrəʊd'aɪlənd/
AmE
/ˌroʊd'aɪlənd/

noun - a state in the east of the USA, its capital is Providence

Delaware
Delaware - Delaware
BrE
/'deləweə/
AmE
/'deləwer/

noun - a state in the east of the USA, its capital is Dover

Connecticut
Connecticut - Connecticut
BrE
/kə'netɪkət/
AmE
/kə'netɪkət/

noun - a state in the east of the USA, its capital is Hartford