understatement - příliš slabý výrok, příliš slabý údaj
BrE
/'ʌndəˌsteɪtmənt/
AmE
/'ʌndərˌsteɪtmənt/

noun - a word or phrase that does not express the full scope of reality

 
innocence - nevinnost
BrE
/'ɪnəsəns/
AmE
/'ɪnəsəns/

noun - the state of not being guilty or having done anything bad or wrong

toll
toll - daň, mýtné, poplatek
BrE
/'təʊl/
AmE
/'toʊl/

noun - the money we have to pay for using a certain road, bridge etc.

notice
notice - povšimnutí, všimnutí (si něčeho), pozornost
BrE
/'nəʊtɪs/
AmE
/'noʊt̬ɪs/

noun - the act of seeing something suddenly and paying attention to someone or something

 
closeted - nepřiznaný, zapřený
BrE
/'klɒzɪtɪd/
AmE
/'klɑ:zətɪd/

adjective - a person who keeps the fact that she or he is gay secret

 
abridged - zkrácený, zestručněný
BrE
/ə'brɪdʒd/
AmE
/ə'brɪdʒd/

adjective - made shorter, especially by crossing out some things and keeping the important parts

 
heist - loupež
BrE
/'haɪst/
AmE
/'haɪst/

noun, American English, informal - a robbery, the act of stealing money from a place (e.g. a bank)

 
com - com
BrE
/'kɒm/
AmE
/'kɑ:m/

noun - the domain name used for all kinds of commercial and non-commercial websites

 
treble - soprán, výška (v hudbě)
BrE
/'trebl/
AmE
/'trebl/

noun - the high tones in a piece of music or in a music system

 
preserve - rezervace (přírodní), chráněná oblast
BrE
/prɪ'zɜ:v/
AmE
/prɪ'zɜ:rv/

noun, American English - a piece of land where the animals and plants are protected by law

 
vocab - slovíčka, slovní zásoba (např. v učebnici)
BrE
/'vəʊkæb/
AmE
/'voʊkæb/

noun - short for 'vocabulary', the words that a student of a foreign language learns

 
dishonour - hanba, potupa, zneuctění
BrE
/dɪs'ɒnə/
AmE
/dɪs'ɑ:nər/

noun - the state of losing respect of other people (esp. due to something immoral)

predecessor
predecessor - předchůdce
BrE
/'pri:dəsesə/
AmE
/'predəsesər/

noun - the one that existed before this one or was replaced by this one

caviar
caviar - kaviár
BrE
/'kæviɑ:/
AmE
/'kæviɑ:r/

noun - the eggs of a sturgeon or other large fish, eaten as a delicacy

 
Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus
BrE
/ˌmaɪli'saɪrəs/
AmE
/ˌmaɪli'saɪrəs/

noun - an American actress and singer famous for playing the character of Hannah Montana