valance - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'væləns/
AmE
/'væləns/

noun, American English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
pelmet - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'pelmət/
AmE
/'pelmət/

noun, British English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
strategy - strategie, strategická hra
BrE
/'strætədʒi/
AmE
/'stræt̬ədʒi/

noun - a video or a computer game that involves strategic planning and the use of tactics

mandible
mandible - kusadlo
BrE
/'mændɪbl/
AmE
/'mændɪbl/

noun - a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food

 
counteract - potlačit, působit proti
BrE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/

verb - to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something that produces an opposite effect

 
individualisation - individualizace
BrE
/ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuələ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the act of making a thing or a person different from other things or people

 
séance - seance, sezení
BrE
/'seɪɒns/
AmE
/'seɪɑ:ns/

noun - a meeting of people who try to communicate with the spirit of a dead person

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

 
tenderloin - svíčková (hovězí)
BrE
/'tendəlɔɪn/
AmE
/'tendərlɔɪn/

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

 
imperial - imperiální (systém měr)
BrE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/
AmE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/

adjective - relating to the system of measurement that uses units such as inches, pounds, feet etc.

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 
cold turkey - absťák (nejen drogový)
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'tɜ:ki/
AmE
/ˌkoʊld 'tɜ:rki/

noun, informal - the unpleasant feeling of suddenly not having something you are addicted to (esp. a drug)

Jacuzzi
Jacuzzi - vířivka (ochranná známka)
BrE
/dʒə'ku:zi/
AmE
/dʒə'ku:zi/

noun - (trademark) a heated bath in which the water moves around, producing a pleasant bubbling effect

 
pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi
BrE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/
AmE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 
tuition fees - školné
BrE
/tju:'ɪʃən ˌfi:z/
AmE
/tu:'ɪʃən ˌfi:z/

noun, British English - the money that a student pays to a university or a college for their teaching