leave - dovolená
BrE
/'li:v/
AmE
/'li:v/

noun - the time when you do not go to work, e.g. because you have a baby etc.

retirement
retirement - důchod, penze (kdy člověk už nepracuje)
BrE
/rɪ'taɪəmənt/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪərmənt/

noun - the situation when a person does not work anymore because of having reached a certain age

police station
police station - policejní stanice
BrE
/pə'li:s steɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'li:s steɪʃn/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

station
station - stanice (policejní), policejní stanice
BrE
/'steɪʃn/
AmE
/'steɪʃn/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

 
wind up - natáhnout (hodiny apod.)
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/

verb - to make something work by turning something round and round, e.g. a clock, a toy etc.

police department
police department - policejní stanice
BrE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:rtmənt/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

 
retirement - odchod do důchodu, odchod do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪəment/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪərment/

noun - the time when a person stops going to work because of having reached a certain age

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

 
modelling - modeling
BrE
/'mɒdəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəlɪŋ/

noun - to work of a person showing clothes at fashion shows, posing for photographers and cameras etc.

 
fair - veletrh, výstava
BrE
/'feə/
AmE
/'fer/

noun - an event at which people who work in a particular industry sell and advertise their products

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
co-author - spoluautor, spoluautorka
BrE
/ˌkəʊ'ɔ:θə/
AmE
/ˌkoʊ'ɔ:θə/

noun - a person who collaborates with one or more others in writing a book, article, or other work

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 
sick pay - nemocenská
BrE
/'sɪk peɪ/
AmE
/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work