Scotch egg
Scotch egg - skotské vejce, pštrosí vejce (pokrm)
BrE
/ˌskɒtʃ'eg/
AmE
/ˌskɑ:tʃ'eg/

noun - a hard-boiled or soft-boiled egg that is encased in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs, and then deep-fried or baked, usually eaten cold

ladyship
ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

lay-by
lay-by - odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici
BrE
/'leɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbaɪ/

noun, British English - a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station

meringue
meringue - sněhová pusinka, ušlehaný sníh
BrE
/mə'ræŋ/
AmE
/mə'ræŋ/

noun - a sweet mixture made from egg whites and sugar that is usually baked; a small cake made from a mixture of egg whites and sugar

black cab
black cab - britský taxík (černý, zakulacený)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/

noun - a special taxi car typical for London and some other British cities, it is black and rounded and you can hail it in the street

shooter
shooter - střílečka
BrE
/'ʃu:tə/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬r/

noun - a video or a computer game that is about shooting things or other characters in the game, usually using the perspective of the person shooting

 
moralist - moralista
BrE
/'mɒrəlɪst/
AmE
/'mɔ:rəlɪst/

noun - a person who has strong ideas about what is morally right and not, especially one who tries to teach other people how they should behave

 
if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)
BrE
/'ɪf nɒt fə/
AmE
/'ɪf nɑ:t fə/

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

hostage
hostage - rukojmí
BrE
/'hɒstɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hɑ:stɪdʒ/

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants

jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

 
chaser - střelec
BrE
/'tʃeɪsə/
AmE
/'tʃeɪsər/

noun - the players of Quidditch whose job is to try to get the Quaffle through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch

agent
agent - agent, zprostředkovatel
BrE
/'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person whose job is to arrange something for people, such as help them find/buy/rent a house or arrange their vacation for them

on
on - na
BrE
/'ɒn/
AmE
/'ɑ:n/

preposition - a preposition that expresses that something is in contact with the surface of something, attached to something, in contact with something, lying on something etc.

lion
lion - lev
BrE
/'laɪən/
AmE
/'laɪən/

noun - a large animal from Africa or Asia, it looks like a big cat and eats other animals, people say it is the King of animals

sewing machine
sewing machine - šicí stroj
BrE
/'səʊɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/
AmE
/'soʊɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/

noun - a machine that is used for joining two pieces of cloth together with a thread, or for making clothes by using a needle and thread