dam
dam - přehrada, vodní nádrž
BrE
/'dæm/
AmE
/'dæm/

noun - a strong wall that holds back the water in a river

author
author - autor, spisovatel
BrE
/'ɔ:θə/
AmE
/'ɑ:θər/

noun - the person who wrote something, e.g. a book, a story etc.

room
room - pokoj, místnost
BrE
/'ru:m/
AmE
/'ru:m/

noun - a place in the house with four walls, a door etc.

 
period - vyučovací hodina
BrE
/'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/'pɪriəd/

noun - a school lesson, esp. the time when a lesson takes place

pudding
pudding - dezert, zákusek, moučník
BrE
/'pʊdɪŋ/
AmE
/'pʊdɪŋ/

noun, British English - a sweet dish usually eaten after the main meal, a dessert

stall
stall - stánek
BrE
/'stɔ:l/
AmE
/'stɔ:l/

noun - a small open shop in the street or in a market

handshake
handshake - podání ruky
BrE
/'hændˌʃeɪk/
AmE
/'hændˌʃeɪk/

noun - the act of shaking a person's hand (as a greeting etc.)

 
configuration - konfigurace, nastavení
BrE
/kənˌfɪgə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/kənˌfɪgjə'reɪʃn/

noun - the setup of a computer system etc. for a particular task

 
placebo - placebo
BrE
/plə'si:bəʊ/
AmE
/plə'si:boʊ/

noun - a substance given to a patient instead of the real medicine

 
utility - užitkový program, obslužný program
BrE
/ju:'tɪləti/
AmE
/ju:'tɪlət̬i/

noun - a piece of software that supports the processes of a computer

 
blackout - výpadek elektřiny
BrE
/'blækaʊt/
AmE
/'blækaʊt/

noun - a power cut, a temporary interruption in the supply of electricity

 
speciality - specialita
BrE
/ˌspeʃi'æləti/
AmE
/ˌspeʃi'ælət̬i/

noun - the dish that a chef or a restaurant is famous for

 
specialty - specialita
BrE
/'speʃlti/
AmE
/'speʃlt̬i/

noun, American English - the dish that a chef or a restaurant is famous for

 
situation - situace
BrE
/ˌsɪtʃu'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌsɪtʃu'eɪʃn/

noun - all the circumstances in a particular place at a particular time

gutter
gutter - odtokové koryto, škarpa
BrE
/'gʌtə/
AmE
/'gʌt̬ər/

noun - a channel on the side of a road that collects rainwater