sieve
sieve - sítko, síto
BrE
/'sɪv/
AmE
/'sɪv/

noun - a thing that is used to separate small particles from large ones

 
support - podpěra, sloup (podpěra)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/

noun - a thing that holds something from below to prevent falling or collapsing

sunset
sunset - západ slunce
BrE
/'sʌnset/
AmE
/'sʌnset/

noun - the time when the sun disappears from the sky in the evening

 
repose - odpočívat
BrE
/rɪ'pəʊz/
AmE
/rɪ'poʊz/

verb, formal - to rest, to relax, to be free from work or other activities

 
ward off - odvracet, odvrátit, odhánět, odehnat
BrE
/ˌwɔ:d'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌwɔ:rd'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop something evil, unpleasant or harmful from attacking or approaching you

 
cannabis - konopí (droga)
BrE
/'kænəbɪs/
AmE
/'kænəbɪs/

noun - an illegal drug made from the dried leaves of the hemp plant

bowel
bowel - střevo
BrE
/'baʊəl/
AmE
/'baʊəl/

noun - the long tube that carries food from the stomach to the anus

 
surmise - dovtípit se, domyslet si, vydedukovat
BrE
/sə'maɪz/
AmE
/sər'maɪz/

verb, formal - to guess that something is true from the information that you have

 
transplant - transplantace
BrE
/'trænsplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'trænsplænt/

noun - the act of replacing an organ with an organ from another body

contagious
contagious - nakažlivý
BrE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/
AmE
/kən'teɪdʒəs/

adjective - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person

brass band
brass band - dechovka (skupina)
BrE
/ˌbrɑ:s'bænd/
AmE
/ˌbræs'bænd/

noun - a music band that plays instruments made from a heavy yellow metal

 
ricochet - odrazit se (od rovného povrchu)
BrE
/'rɪkəʃeɪ/
AmE
/ˌrɪkə'ʃeɪ/

verb - to spring back from the ground, a wall or another flat surface

 
merchant - obchodník, kupec
BrE
/'mɜ:tʃənt/
AmE
/'mɜ:rtʃənt/

noun - a person whose job is buying and selling things from/to people

 
cocaine - cocain, kokain
BrE
/kəʊ'keɪn/
AmE
/koʊ'keɪn/

noun - a highly addictive drug obtained from the leaves of the coca plant

whiskey
whiskey - whisky
BrE
/'wɪski/
AmE
/'wɪski/

noun - a strong liquor made from different grains such as rye or barley