drill
drill - vrtačka
BrE
/'drɪl/
AmE
/'drɪl/

noun - an instrument that is used to make small round holes into a wall, piece of wood etc.

echo
echo - echo, ozvěna
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - a sound that is reflected off flat surfaces, e.g. off the wall of a rock, cliff, etc.

optometrist
optometrist - oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɒmətrɪst/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɑ:mətrɪst/

noun, American English - a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses

 
division - dělení (mat.)
BrE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/
AmE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/

noun - an arithmetic operation in which you find out how many times a number is in another number

 
theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

tights
tights - punčocháče, punčochové kalhoty (dámské)
BrE
/'taɪts/
AmE
/'taɪts/

noun, British English - a piece of women's clothing, it is thin and tight and covers the waist, legs and feet

 
tundra - tundra
BrE
/'tʌndrə/
AmE
/'tʌndrə/

noun - large flat Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere where the earth below the ground is always frozen

 
short story - povídka
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'stɔ:ri/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'stɔ:ri/

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

story
story - povídka
BrE
/'stɔ:ri/
AmE
/'stɔ:ri/

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

saviour
saviour - spasitel
BrE
/'seɪvjə/
AmE
/'seɪvjər/

noun - a person/god who saves people from death or sin; in Christian religion it is the Christ

syrup
syrup - sirup
BrE
/'sɪrəp/
AmE
/'sɪrəp/

noun - a thick sweet liquid that is put on top of food or into drinks such as coffee

 
vicar - vikář, farář
BrE
/'vɪkə/
AmE
/'vɪkər/

noun - a priest who is in charge of a local church community (esp. in the Church of England)

blowtorch
blowtorch - opalovací lampa, plamenomet
BrE
/'bləʊtɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'bloʊtɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a burner that produces very hot flame, it is used to remove old paint from a surface

 
romanticize - romantizovat
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntəsaɪz/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntəsaɪz/

verb - to speak or think about something in a way that it appears better than it actually is

 
dictatorship - diktatura, diktátorství
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp/
AmE
/dɪk'teɪt̬ərʃɪp/

noun - a kind of government in which the ruler has absolute power and is not restrained by law