stub - pahýl, zbytek, koneček
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/

noun - what is left of something thin and long (e.g. a pencil) when most of it is gone

comedian
comedian - komik
BrE
/kə'mi:dɪən/
AmE
/kə'mi:dɪən/

noun - a person who is good at telling jokes or whose job it is to make people laugh

quail
quail - křepelka
BrE
/'kweɪl/
AmE

noun - a small bird that looks like a pheasant, it is brown and it is hunted for meat

stump
stump - pařez
BrE
/'stʌmp/
AmE
/'stʌmp/

noun - a part of the tree which is left in the ground when the tree is cut down

 
misfit - outsider, nezapadající člověk
BrE
/'mɪsfɪt/
AmE
/'mɪsfɪt/

noun - an outsider, a person who is not accepted by others, especially because he or she is different

life buoy
life buoy - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'laɪfˌbu:i/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

life ring
life ring - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

lifebelt
lifebelt - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfbelt/
AmE
/'laɪfbelt/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

Maryland
Maryland - Maryland
BrE
/'meərɪlənd/
AmE
/'merɪlənd/

noun - a state in the east of the USA, its capital is Annapolis, another important city is Baltimore

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Pensylvánie
BrE
/ˌpensl'veɪniə/
AmE
/ˌpensl'veɪniə/

noun - a state in the east of the USA, its capital is Harrisburg, another famous city is Pittsburgh

Illinois
Illinois - Illinois
BrE
/ˌɪlə'nɔɪ/
AmE
/ˌɪlə'nɔɪ/

noun - a state in the Midwest of the USA, its capital is Springfield, a famous city is Chicago

Michigan
Michigan - Michigan
BrE
/'mɪʃɪgən/
AmE
/'mɪʃɪgən/

noun - a state in the Midwest of the USA, its capital is Lansing, a famous city is Detroit

clockwork
clockwork - hodinový strojek
BrE
/'klɒkwɜ:k/
AmE
/'klɑ:kwɜ:rk/

noun - a geared wheel mechanism that is driven by a spring and is used for clocks or toys

stretcher
stretcher - nosítka (pro raněné)
BrE
/'stretʃə/
AmE
/'stretʃər/

noun - A kind of bed that is used to carry someone who is injured and/or can't walk.

 
subordinate clause - vedlejší věta
BrE
/səˌbɔ:dɪnət'klɔ:z/
AmE
/səˌbɔ:rdɪnət'klɔ:z/

noun - a clause in a sentence that is connected to the main clause and is dependent on it