return address - zpáteční adresa

noun - the address of the person who sends a letter or parcel by post

 

lift-off - start (rakety apod.), odpálení (rakety apod.)

noun - the moment when a space craft is sent into the air and space

fray - třepit se, otřepit, otřepit se

verb - to make the threads of a cloth loose at the edge or end

fender - blatník

noun, American English - one of the four parts of a car that go over the wheels

basement - suterén

noun - the lowest floor of a building, one that is located under the ground

box office - pokladna (např. kina)

noun - the place in a cinema or theatre where you can buy the tickets

blouse - halenka, blůza

noun - a piece of woman's clothing that goes from the neck to the waist

menu - menu, jídelní lístek

noun - the list of the foods which you can have at a restaurant etc.

 

Anglo-Saxon - Anglosas

noun - a member of the Gemanic tribes that invaded England in the fifth century

dash - pomlčka (znaménko)

noun - the sign ' - ' used to mark a pause or the omission of some words

 

ashes - popel

noun - the powder that's left when the body of a dead person is cremated

 

peak season - hlavní sezóna

noun - the time of the year when there are most tourist at a place

Thanksgiving - díkůvzdání, Den díkůvzdání

noun - a special day celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday in November

frontier - pohraničí, pomezí

noun - the area (usually wilderness) at the edge of a settled country or territory

 

pi - pí (číslo), číslo pí

noun - the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (approx. 3.14)