police
police - policie
BrE
/pə'li:s/
AmE
/pə'li:s/

noun - the institution or men and women whose job is to protect people, make everybody obey the law, catch criminals etc.

 
animagus - zvěromág
BrE
/'ænɪməgəs/
AmE
/'ænɪməgəs/

noun - (Harry Potter) a wizard that can change into an animal and has to be registered at the Ministry of Magic

ant
ant - mravenec
BrE
/'ænt/
AmE
/'ænt/

noun - a very small black or brown insect which lives in forests etc, lives in large groups and works very hard

 
self-service - samoobsluha
BrE
/ˌself'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌself'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a system in a shop, restaurant etc. in which you take what you want and pay at a special desk

salad
salad - salát
BrE
/'sæləd/
AmE
/'sæləd/

noun - a kind of cold food that is made up of many different kinds of raw vegetables and sometimes mayonnaise etc.

louse
louse - veš
BrE
/'laʊs/
AmE
/'laʊs/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of people and animals, esp. the one that lives in people's hair

trash
trash - odpadky, odpad
BrE
/'træʃ/
AmE
/'træʃ/

noun, American English - things that are no longer needed and which you usually throw away, e.g. bits of food, old paper, tins etc.

tune
tune - naladit (nástroj), ladit (nástroj)
BrE
/'tju:n/
AmE
/'tu:n/

verb - to make a musical instrument play correct musical notes and harmonies, usually by making small changes (e.g. turning pegs etc)

torch
torch - pochodeň, louč
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a thing (usually a piece of wood) which is burning on one end and can be carried to give light

garbage
garbage - odpadky, odpad
BrE
/'gɑ:bɪdʒ/
AmE
/'gɑ:rbɪdʒ/

noun, American English - things that are no longer needed and which you usually throw away, e.g. bits of food, old paper, tins etc.

goat
goat - koza
BrE
/'gəʊt/
AmE
/'goʊt/

noun - a farm animal, usually white or grey, which gives milk, it has got two horns and lives in mountain areas

common law
common law - anglo-americké právo
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'lɔ:/

noun, formal - a law system that consists mostly of traditions and past court decisions, rather than by acts passed by the Parliament

 
display - displej
BrE
/dɪs'pleɪ/
AmE
/dɪs'pleɪ/

noun - the letters and numbers shown on a computer screen, or on a small screen on a piece of electronic equipment

dummy
dummy - dudlík
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun, British English - an object made of rubber that you put into a baby's mouth in order to make it quiet and happy

couch potato
couch potato - povaleč, pecivál, pohodlný člověk
BrE
/'kaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊtʃ pəˌteɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a kind of person who does not like working very much and prefers lying on the sofa, watching TV etc.