washing-up - mytí nádobí, umývání nádobí
BrE
/ˌwɒʃɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ'ʌp/

noun, British English - the act of washing plates, pots, pans etc.

 
civil servant - státní zaměstnanec
BrE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:vənt/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:rvənt/

noun - a person who works in the civil service

 
cardiac arrest - srdeční zástava
BrE
/'kɑ:diæk ə'rest/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdiæk ə'rest/

noun - a state in which the heart stops beating

 
torso - trup (lidský)
BrE
/'tɔ:səʊ/
AmE
/'tɔərsoʊ/

noun - the human body without head, hands and legs

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
lustre - lesk, třpyt
BrE
/'lʌstə/
AmE
/'lʌstər/

noun - light being reflected on the surface of something

 
pink eye - zánět spojivek
BrE
/'pɪŋkˌaɪ/
AmE
/'pɪŋkˌaɪ/

noun, informal - a painful and infectious disease of the eye

 
conjunctivitis - zánět spojivek
BrE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/
AmE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/

noun - a painful and infectious disease of the eye

 
realty - nemovitost, nemovitosti
BrE
/'rɪəlti/
AmE
/'rɪəlti/

noun, American English - property in the form of land or buildings

 
Guyana - Guyana
BrE
/gaɪ'ɑ:nə/
AmE
/gaɪ'ænə/

noun - a country in the north of South America

 
@ - @, zavináč
BrE
/'æt/
AmE
/'æt/

the 'at' symbol used in e-mail addresses

 
brim - okraj, obruba, krempa
BrE
/'brɪm/
AmE
/'brɪm/

noun - the top edge of a container, usually round

paperwork
paperwork - dokumenty
BrE
/'peɪpəˌwɜ:k/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌwɜ:rk/

noun - the official documents that you need for something

doctor's office
doctor's office - ordinace, ordinace lékaře
BrE
/'dɒktəzˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/'dɑ:ktərzˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, American English - the room or rooms where a doctor works