carpet
carpet - koberec
BrE
/'kɑ:pɪt/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpɪt/

noun - a piece of thick material that covers the floor

butt
butt - zadek, zadnice
BrE
/'bʌt/
AmE
/'bʌt/

noun, informal - the part of your body on which you sit

 
bulge - vyboulit se
BrE
/'bʌldʒ/
AmE
/'bʌldʒ/

verb - to stick out in the shape of a ball

 
break - průlom, zlom
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

noun - a sudden opportunity that changes things for the better

 
bide your time - vyčkávat času, vyčkat příležitosti
BrE
/'baɪd jɔ: 'taɪm/
AmE
/'baɪd jər 'taɪm/

verb - to wait for the right time to do something

arrow
arrow - šipka
BrE
/'ærəʊ/
AmE
/'æroʊ/

noun - a long pointed mark that shows you the way

alphabet
alphabet - abeceda
BrE
/'ælfəbet/
AmE
/'ælfəbet/

noun - the set of letters used in a particular language

 
on hold - v pořadí, čekající (při telefonování)
BrE
/ɒn 'həʊld/
AmE
/ɑ:n 'hoʊld/

adverb - delayed until a later time, when using the phone

 
fringe - okraj, lem, obruba
BrE
/'frɪndʒ/
AmE
/'frɪndʒ/

noun - a narrow area that forms the border of something

 
homelessness - bezdomovectví
BrE
/'həʊmləsnəs/
AmE
/'hoʊmləsnəs/

noun - the state of not having a place to live

wave
wave - vlna (na moři apod.)
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

noun - a raised surface of something, e.g. of the sea

 
working hours - pracovní doba
BrE
/'wɜ:kɪŋaʊəz/
AmE

noun - the time when you are supposed to be working

 
vertically - svisle
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪkəli/
AmE
/'vɜ:rt̬ɪkəli/

adverb - at an angle of 90 degrees from the ground

 
up-to-date - moderní, současný, aktuální
BrE
/ˌʌptə'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌptə'deɪt/

adjective - belonging to the time, not old or old-fashioned

 
candied peel - kandovaná ovocná kůra, kandované ovoce
BrE
/ˌkændid'pi:l/
AmE
/ˌkændid'pi:l/

noun - the skin of lemons or oranges preserved in sugar