trick
trick - trik, kouzlo
BrE
/'trɪk/
AmE
/'trɪk/

noun - an act that looks like magic, which is used to entertain people

 
home - domov (ústav)
BrE
/'həʊm/
AmE
/'hoʊm/

noun - an institution where old or sick people etc. are taken care of

 
attempt - pokusit se, snažit se, zkusit
BrE
/ə'tempt/
AmE
/ə'tempt/

verb - to try to do something, to make an effort to achieve something

chimpanzee
chimpanzee - šimpanz
BrE
/ˌtʃɪmpæn'zi:/
AmE
/ˌtʃɪmpæn'zi:/

noun - an ape that is very intelligent and is very similar to people

 
benefit - těžit, mít zisk, mít užitek, profitovat (z něčeho)
BrE
/'benəfɪt/
AmE
/'benəfɪt/

verb - to get something good from something, to get an advantage from something

shrink
shrink - srazit se (zmenšit), smrsknout se, scvrknout se
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋk/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋk/

verb - to become smaller (usually as an effect of heat, cold, water etc.)

microwave oven
microwave oven - mikrovlnná trouba
BrE
/'maɪkrəweɪvˌʌvn/
AmE
/'maɪkrəweɪvˌʌvn/

noun - an kind of oven in which you can cook things very quickly

microwave
microwave - mikrovlnná trouba, mikrovlnka
BrE
/'maɪkrəweɪv/
AmE
/'maɪkrəweɪv/

noun - an kind of oven in which you can cook things very quickly

festive
festive - slavnostní, sváteční
BrE
/'festɪv/
AmE
/'festɪv/

adjective - very special because connected with an occassion such as Christmas, Easter etc.

European Union
European Union - Evropská Unie
BrE
/ˌjʊərə'pi:ən 'ju:niən/
AmE
/ˌjʊrə'pi:ən 'ju:niən/

noun - an economic and political union of 27 member states located in Europe

grinder
grinder - mlýnek
BrE
/'graɪndə/
AmE
/'graɪndər/

noun - an instrument that is used to break things into very small particles

 
word up - to máš recht
BrE
/ˌwɜ:d'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rd'ʌp/

phrase - an expression you say to show that you agree with someone completely

 
fascination - kouzlo, okouzlení
BrE
/ˌfæsə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌfæsə'neɪʃn/

noun - an extreme interest in something, often brought about by awe or terror

tablespoon
tablespoon - lžíce
BrE
/'teɪblspu:n/
AmE
/'teɪblspu:n/

noun - an tool that you use for eating with, esp. for soups etc.

 
charade - divadýlko (přeneseně)
BrE
/ʃə'reɪd/
AmE
/ʃə'reɪd/

noun - an event that looks nice and pleasant but is actually only pretence