realm - oblast, doména
BrE
/'relm/
AmE
/'relm/

noun - an area of interest, an area of knowledge

 
killer - nářez, mazec, masakr
BrE
/'kɪlə/
AmE
/'kɪlər/

noun, American English, informal - an extremely good or an extremely bad thing

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush

disaster
disaster - neštěstí, pohroma, katastrofa
BrE
/dɪ'zɑ:stə/
AmE
/dɪ'zæstər/

noun - an terrible event (such as an earthquake, fire etc.) that brings a lot of damage or harm

 
pulley - kladka
BrE
/'pʊli/
AmE
/'pʊli/

noun - a simple device consisting of a wheel on an axle, you put a rope around the wheel and use it to lift loads etc.

balcony
balcony - balkón
BrE
/'bælkəni/
AmE
/'bælkəni/

noun - a platform built on the upstairs outer wall of a house with a rail around it, you can get there from an upstairs room

 
vocabulary item - slovíčko (např. v cizím jazyce)
BrE
/və'kæbjʊləri ˌaɪtəm/
AmE
/və'kæbjʊleri ˌaɪt̬əm/

noun - a word or an expression that a learner of a foreign language learns

 
gene - gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/

noun - a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent

censorship
censorship - cenzura
BrE
/'sensəʃɪp/
AmE
/'sensərʃɪp/

noun - the suppression or restriction of information, speech, or media by an authority

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

 
Iceland - Island
BrE
/'aɪslənd/
AmE
/'aɪslənd/

noun - an island country that you can find south of the Arctic Circle

 
snideness - jízlivost, uštěpačnost
BrE
/'snaɪdnəs/
AmE
/'snaɪdnəs/

noun - the quality of being unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
retake - opakovat, znovu podstoupit (např. zkoušku)
BrE
/ˌri:'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌri:'teɪk/

verb - to take an exam again because you failed it the first time

tip
tip - nechat spropitné, dát zpropitné, dát dýško
BrE
/'tɪp/
AmE
/'tɪp/

verb - to give the waiter etc. an amount of money for his services

tip
tip - spropitné, dýško
BrE
/'tɪp/
AmE
/'tɪp/

noun - an amount of money given to the waiter etc. for his services