vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

sneeze
sneeze - kýchat, kýchnout
BrE
/'sni:z/
AmE
/'sni:z/

verb - to let air out of your nose suddenly and with a loud noise, often as a result of an allergy etc.

hyena
hyena - hyena
BrE
/haɪ'i:nə/
AmE
/haɪ'i:nə/

noun - a wild animal that looks like a dog, it usually eats dead animals and makes a sound similar to human laughter

snail
snail - šnek, hlemýžď
BrE
/'sneɪl/
AmE
/'sneɪl/

noun - A small animal with no legs. It moves very slowly and has a shell on its back, like a small house

 
registered letter - doporučený dopis, rekomando
BrE
/rɪ'dʒɪstəd 'letə/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒɪstərd 'let̬ər/

noun - a way of sending a letter to make sure it is dealt with in a special way and doesn't get lost

primrose
primrose - prvosenka, prvosenka bezlodyžná
BrE
/'prɪmrəʊz/
AmE
/'prɪmroʊz/

noun - a small plant with evergreen leaves and pale yellow flowers that bloom in spring; you may find cultivars of various colours

rice
rice - rýže
BrE
/'raɪs/
AmE
/'raɪs/

noun - a food grain that is grown in wet and hot places, it is usually white, it is very popular in China

phrasal verb
phrasal verb - frázové sloveso
BrE
/ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb that consists of two or more parts (a verb and a preposition), e.g. 'get up', 'put up with' etc.

 
Slytherin - Zmijozel
BrE
/'slɪðərɪn/
AmE
/'slɪðərɪn/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts where Voldermort belonged to and where Draco Malfoy or Snape belong to

 
yo-yo - jojo
BrE
/'jəʊjəʊ/
AmE
/'joʊjoʊ/

noun - a disk on a string that is used as a toy, it can be made to run down and up again

 
concubine - konkubína
BrE
/'kɒŋkjʊbaɪn/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋkjʊbaɪn/

noun - (historical) a woman who lives with a man and has sex with him, but has a lower status than his wife

 
Gospel - evangelium
BrE
/'gɒspl/
AmE
/'gɑ:spl/

noun - one of the four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus Christ, his life and his teachings

 
arsenic - arzen
BrE
/'ɑ:snɪk/
AmE
/'ɑ:rsnɪk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 33) a very poisonous semimetal that is sometimes used in insecticides and in some alloys

skipping rope
skipping rope - švihadlo
BrE
/'skɪpɪŋˌrəʊp/
AmE
/'skɪpɪŋˌroʊp/

noun, British English - a piece of rope held by both ends in your hands that you swing over your head and under your feet

 
woozy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'wu:zi/
AmE
/'wu:zi/

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually because you are weak, sick etc.