frost
frost - jinovatka, námraza
BrE
/'frɒst/
AmE
/'frɑ:st/

noun - a white icy covering that covers things when the temperature drops below 0 (usually at night)

falling star
falling star - padající hvězda
BrE
/ˌfɔ:lɪŋ'stɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:lɪŋ'stɑ:r/

noun - a shooting star, a sudden light in the night sky that looks like a star falling

optimistic
optimistic - optimistický
BrE
/ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌɑ:ptɪ'mɪstɪk/

adjective - able to see the good side of everything, not losing hope; believing in a good end

bereaved
bereaved - pozůstalý, pozůstalí
BrE
/bɪ'ri:vd/
AmE
/bɪ'ri:vd/

adjective, formal - someone who's mourning the death of someone who was close to them (especially a family member)

scratch
scratch - poškrábat (se), podrbat (se), škrábat (se), drbat (se)
BrE
/'skrætʃ/
AmE
/'skrætʃ/

verb - to use fingernails or claws to rub a part of the body that has been itching

 
contact - kontakt
BrE
/'kɒntækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntækt/

noun - the state of two things being so close together that there is no space between them

accountant
accountant - účetní
BrE
/ə'kaʊntənt/
AmE
/ə'kaʊntənt/

noun - a man or woman whose job is to keep the financial records of a company etc.

emoticon
emoticon - smajlík
BrE
/ɪ'məʊtikɒn/
AmE
/ɪ'moʊt̬ikɑ:n/

noun - a symbol used in emails, instant messages, online chat rooms etc. to express the people's feelings

badger
badger - jezevec
BrE
/'bædʒə/
AmE
/'bædʒər/

noun - a grey forest animal with a white face and white stripes that lives in the ground

bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - penzion (nocleh se snídaní)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - a kind of accommodation that enables you to stay overnight and have breakfast in the morning

branch
branch - větev
BrE
/'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'bræntʃ/

noun - a long part of a tree that grows from the trunk, leaves usually grow from it

 
acquittal of accused - osvobození obviněného
BrE
/ə'kwɪtl əv ə'kjuzd/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt̬l əv ə'kjuzd/

noun, formal - the act of stating that a person who has been accused of a crime is innocent

brain
brain - mozek
BrE
/'breɪn/
AmE
/'breɪn/

noun - the organ that we have inside our head, we need it to think and feel etc.

 
customs officer - celník
BrE
/'kʌstəmzˌɒfɪsə/
AmE
/'kʌstəmzˌɒfɪsər/

noun - the person who checks your passport, visa, baggage etc. when you come to a foreign country

virus
virus - virus, vir
BrE
/'vaɪrəs/
AmE
/'vaɪrəs/

noun - a small living thing that lives and reproduces in the cells of organisms and causes diseases