trebuchet
trebuchet - trebuchet (obléhací zbraň)
BrE
/'trebjʊʃeɪ/
AmE
/ˌtrebjʊ'ʃeɪ/

noun - a siege machine (used esp. in the Middle Ages) that could throw heavy objects and destroy walls etc.

relay
relay - štafetový závod, štafetový běh, štafeta
BrE
/'ri:leɪ/
AmE
/'ri:leɪ/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

relay race
relay race - štafetový závod, štafetový běh
BrE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/
AmE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

ski jumping
ski jumping - skoky na lyžích, lety na lyžích
BrE
/'ski:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'ski:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - a winter sport in which skiers go down a ramp and try to jump as far as possible

room service
room service - pokojová služba, donášková služba (jídla a pití na pokoj)
BrE
/'ru:mˌsɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/'ru:mˌsɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a hotel service that makes it possible for guests to have food and drinks delivered to their room

totem pole
totem pole - totem
BrE
/'təʊtəmˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'toʊt̬əmˌpoʊl/

noun - a wooden pole with carved images and symbols, usually build in the center of a Native-American village

 
mutual - vzájemný
BrE
/'mjutʃuəl/
AmE
/'mjutʃuəl/

adjective - shared by two or more parties, done by one party to the other and the other way round

 
element - živel
BrE
/'eləmənt/
AmE
/'eləmənt/

noun - one of the key things that people believed the world was build of (water, earth, fire and air)

 
single parent - rodič samoživitel (vychovává děti sám)
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl'peərənt/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl'peərənt/

noun - a mother or father who are not married and take care of their child or children by themselves

 
icebreaker - poznámka k prolomení ledů
BrE
/'aɪsbreɪkə/
AmE
/'aɪsbreɪkər/

noun - something you say or do that will make it easier for you to relax and talk to somebody

 
loin cloth - bederní rouška, bederní pokrývka
BrE
/'lɔɪnklɒθ/
AmE
/'lɔɪnklɑ:θ/

noun - a piece of cloth worn around the waist to cover the area between the belly and the thighs

 
abduct - unést (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkt/
AmE
/æb'dʌkt/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back

 
oncology - onkologie
BrE
/ɒŋ'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ɑ:ŋ'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of tumors

 
endocrinology - endokrinologie
BrE
/ˌendəʊkrə'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌendoʊkrə'nɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty of the branch of medical science that studies the glands secreting hormones and their function

bench press
bench press - bench press
BrE
/'bentʃˌpres/
AmE
/'bentʃˌpres/

noun - an exercise in which you lie on a kind of bench and push a weight with both hands