Purgatory - očistec
BrE
/'pɜ:gətri/
AmE
/'pɜ:rgətɔ:ri/

noun - the place where, according to some religions, the spirit of a dead person is sent to suffer for their sins before they can go to heaven

 
scoff - posměšek, výsměch
BrE
/'skɒf/
AmE
/'skɑ:f/

noun - something that is said in a mocking way

 
scoff - vysmívat se, říci s výsměchem
BrE
/'skɒf/
AmE
/'skɑ:f/

verb - to say something in a mocking way

 
cured - nakládaný, konzervovaný, sušený, uzený
BrE
/'kjʊəd/
AmE
/'kjʊrd/

adjective - (of meat or other types of food) treated (salted, dried, smoked...) so that it can be preserved for a long time

 
cure - konzervovat, nakládat
BrE
/'kjʊə/
AmE
/'kjʊr/

verb - to treat meat or other foods so that they can be preserved for a long time

haystack
haystack - kupka sena, kupa sena
BrE
/'heɪstæk/
AmE
/'heɪstæk/

noun - a pile of hay

 
roll in the hay - pohlavní styk (humorně)
BrE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌrəʊl ɪnðə'heɪ/

noun, informal - (humorous) a sexual intercourse

 
hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan
BrE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/
AmE
/ˌhɪðə'heɪ/

verb, informal - to go to bed

stretcher
stretcher - odnést na nosítkách
BrE
/'stretʃə/
AmE
/'stretʃər/

verb - to carry someone on a stretcher

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

noun - an area of interest, an area of knowledge

 
airfield - letiště
BrE
/'eəfild/
AmE
/'erfi:ld/

noun - an open space for planes to take off and land, usually smaller than an airport, without terminals

 
vestibule - vestibul, předsálí, vstupní hala
BrE
/'vestɪbju:l/
AmE
/'vestəbju:l/

noun - an entrance hall of a building

 
selflessly - nesobecky, nezištně
BrE
/'selfləsli/
AmE
/'selfləsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you care about other people more than about yourself

 
unselfishly - nesobecky
BrE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care about others more than about yourself

 
selfishly - sobecky
BrE
/'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care only about yourself