purchase
purchase - koupě
BrE
/'pɜ:tʃəs/
AmE
/'pɜ:rtʃəs/

noun, formal - something you have bought; the act of buying something

poverty
poverty - chudoba
BrE
/'pɒvəti/
AmE
/'pɑ:vərt̬i/

noun - the state of being poor, not having any money

 
playwright - dramatik
BrE
/'pleɪraɪt/
AmE
/'pleɪraɪt/

noun - a person who writes plays for the theatre etc.

 
performance - výkon
BrE
/pə'fɔ:məns/
AmE
/pər'fɔ:rməns/

noun - the way and effectivity in which something is done

 
paper round - roznáška novin
BrE
/'peɪpəˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌraʊnd/

noun - the route someone who deliveres newspapers takes every day

ponytail
ponytail - culík, vlasy do culíku
BrE
/'pəʊniˌteɪl/
AmE
/'poʊniˌteɪl/

noun - long hair tied at the back into one bunch

 
performance - výkon, provedení
BrE
/pə'fɔ:məns/
AmE
/pər'fɔ:rməns/

noun - the way and effectivity in which something is done

 
poisoning - otrava
BrE
/'pɔɪzənɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɔɪzənɪŋ/

noun - the state of having eaten something poisonous or dangerous

skirt
skirt - lem (boční u auta), obruba (boční u auta)
BrE
/'skɜ:t/
AmE
/'skɜ:rt/

noun - a protective part for the base of a car

shoulder-length
shoulder-length - po ramena (např. vlasy)
BrE
/'ʃəʊldəleŋθ/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldərleŋθ/

adjective - (about hair) as long as to reach the shoulders

sunglasses
sunglasses - sluneční brýle, tmavé brýle
BrE
/'sʌŋglɑ:sɪz/
AmE
/'sʌnglæsɪz/

noun - dark glasses that protect the eyes against direct sun

 
surgery - ordinace
BrE
/'sɜ:dʒəri/
AmE
/'sɜ:rdʒəri/

noun - a doctor's office, the room where a doctor works

 
shooting - střelba
BrE
/'ʃu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of firing bullets out of a gun

 
humiliation - ponížení, ponižování, ztrapňování
BrE
/hju:ˌmɪli'eɪʃn/
AmE
/hju:ˌmɪli'eɪʃn/

noun - the act of making somebody feel ashamed or embarrassed

 
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