poker
poker - pohrabáč
BrE
/'pəʊkə/
AmE
/'poʊkər/

noun - a long metal instrument used to move the coal or wood in a fire (to make it burn better)

stock
stock - balík karet (ve hře)
BrE
/'stɒk/
AmE
/'stɑ:k/

noun - a pile of cards on the table that you use in a game, especially those that haven't been dealt

 
switchboard - telefonní ústředna
BrE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a telephone central in a company etc. where callers can be put through to different parts of the company

retiree
retiree - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/rɪˌtaɪə'ri:/
AmE
/rɪˌtaɪ'ri:/

noun, American English - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 
alienation - odcizení se
BrE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/

noun - the feeling that you are not a part of a group and you have no relations with other people

 
taxicab - taxík, taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌkæb/
AmE
/'tæksiˌkæb/

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 
Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?
BrE
/'weərə ju: frɒm/
AmE
/'werə ju: frɑm/

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives

smudge
smudge - šmouha, skvrna, mazanec
BrE
/'smʌdʒ/
AmE
/'smʌdʒ/

noun - a dirty mark on the surface of something made by rubbing a substance (oil, paint, dirt etc.) on it

 
smear - šmouha, skvrna, mazanec
BrE
/'smɪə/
AmE
/'smɪr/

noun - a dirty mark on the surface of something made by rubbing a substance (oil, paint, dirt etc.) on it

volcano
volcano - vulkán, sopka
BrE
/vəl'keɪnəʊ/
AmE
/vɑ:l'keɪnoʊ/

noun - a mountain with a crater that can explode and throw burning rocks into the air, emit hot lava etc.

 
evacuate - evakuovat
BrE
/ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/

verb - to move people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

port
port - přístav
BrE
/'pɔ:t/
AmE
/'pɔ:rt/

noun - the place where you can get on/off a ship or where goods can be load onto a ship

throat
throat - hrdlo, krk (hrdlo)
BrE
/'θrəʊt/
AmE
/'θroʊt/

noun - the front part of the neck, especially the tube in it; the back part of your mouth

briefs
briefs - slipy, kalhotky
BrE
/'bri:fs/
AmE
/'bri:fs/

noun - men's or women's underwear that covers the parts between the waist and the top of the legs

 
equinox - rovnodennost
BrE
/'i:kwɪnɒks/
AmE
/'i:kwɪnɑ:ks/

noun - one of the two days of the year when the day and night are the same length