counsellor - poradce
BrE
/'kaʊnsələ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsələr/

noun - a person whose job is to give advice to people who have problems

event
event - událost (např. společenská)
BrE
/ɪ'vent/
AmE
/ɪ'vent/

noun - an occasion that has been organized and that is attended by many people

 
fugitive - uprchlík (před policií)
BrE
/'fju:dʒɪtɪv/
AmE
/'fju:dʒɪt̬ɪv/

noun - somebody who is running from the police, somebody the police are looking for

bookkeeper
bookkeeper - účetní
BrE
/'bʊkki:pə/
AmE
/'bʊkki:pər/

noun - a person whose job is to keep records of business transactions, an accountant

 
annul - anulovat, zrušit
BrE
/ə'nʌl/
AmE
/ə'nʌl/

verb - to declare that something is not valid, to cancel the validity of something

 
fugue - fuga
BrE
/'fju:g/
AmE
/'fju:g/

noun - a musical form in which one short melody is repeated by each voice

 
subject - poddaný
BrE
/'sʌbdʒɪkt/
AmE
/'sʌbdʒɪkt/

noun - a person who is loyal to his or her ruler, king, queen etc.

 
commander - velitel
BrE
/kə'mændə/
AmE
/kə'mændər/

noun - an military officer who controls others and is in charge of military operations

 
icing on the cake - třešnička na dortu
BrE
/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɒn ðə 'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌaɪsɪŋ ɑ:n ðə 'keɪk/

phrase, British English - something extra that is added to make a thing or a situation better

 
brainteaser - hlavolam, těžká hádanka, záludná otázka
BrE
/'breɪnˌti:zə/
AmE
/'breɪnˌti:zər/

noun, informal - a question, a puzzle etc. that is very difficult to answer or solve

 
icebreaker - ledoborec
BrE
/'aɪsbreɪkə/
AmE
/'aɪsbreɪkər/

noun - the type of ship that is designed to move through ice-covered water

 
khaki - khaki
BrE
/'kɑ:ki/
AmE
/'kɑ:ki/

adjective - pale green mixed with brown or yellow, it is often used for camouflage

headman
headman - popravčí, kat
BrE
/'hedmən/
AmE
/'hedmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

headsman
headsman - popravčí, kat
BrE
/'hedzmən/
AmE
/'hedzmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

executioner
executioner - popravčí, kat
BrE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənə/
AmE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənər/

noun - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death