lash - bič
BrE
/'læʃ/
AmE
/'læʃ/

noun - a long leather strip which is used to beat a person or an animal

 
myth - mýtus
BrE
/'mɪt/
AmE
/'mɪt/

noun - a traditional story that is generally accepted as history, usually contains some supernatural elements

undertaker
undertaker - pohřebák, obstaravatel pohřbů, funebrák
BrE
/'ʌndəteɪkə/
AmE
/'ʌndərteɪkər/

noun - a person whose job is to organize funerals and prepare dead bodies for burial

 
transistor - tranzistor
BrE
/træn'zɪstə/
AmE
/træn'zɪstər/

noun - an electronic device that controls the current, it is used in radios, computers etc.

 
loud and clear - čistý a jasný, naprosto jasný
BrE
/laʊd ən 'klɪə/
AmE
/laʊd ən 'klɪr/

adjective - very simple to understand, said in a way that is very simple to understand

 
North America - Severní Amerika
BrE
/ˌnɔ:θə'merɪkə/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rθə'merɪkə/

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the north of South America

 
Saint Nicholas - svatý Mikuláš
BrE
/ˌseɪnt 'nɪkələs/
AmE
/ˌseɪnt 'nɪkələs/

noun - a Christian bishop who provided for the poor and is associated with Santa Claus

 
issue - výtisk (časopisu, novin), číslo (časopisu, novin)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - a magazine or newspaper that is printed for a particular date, week or month

horror
horror - hororový
BrE
/'hɒrə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rər/

adjective - belonging to the genre of movies, books etc. that is supposed to scare people

fly swatter
fly swatter - plácačka na mouchy
BrE
/'flaɪˌswɒtə/
AmE
/'flaɪˌswɑ:t̬ər/

noun - a plastic tool with a long thin handle that is used to kill flies

 
twist - zvrat, nečekaný zvrat
BrE
/'twɪst/
AmE
/'twɪst/

noun - an unexpected event in a story which changes the way the story is going

 
guardian - opatrovník, poručník
BrE
/'gɑ:diən/
AmE
/'gɑ:rdiən/

noun - a person who is legally responsible for a child who does not have parents

 
prude - puritán, puritánka
BrE
/'pru:d/
AmE
/'pru:d/

noun - a person who is easily offended when it comes to sex and other topics

 
validate - uznat, schválit
BrE
/'vælɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'vælɪdeɪt/

verb - to approve of something, to state that something is correct or meets a standard

 
validation - uznání, schválení
BrE
/ˌvælɪ'deɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌvælɪ'deɪʃn/

noun - an approval, an official statement that something is correct or meets a required standard