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

 
transportation - přeprava, doprava
BrE
/ˌtrænspɔ:'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌtrænspɔ:r'teɪʃn/

noun - the act of moving something or someone from one place to another

 
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

 
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

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

sieve
sieve - prosít, procedit
BrE
/'sɪv/
AmE
/'sɪv/

verb - to separate small particles from large ones by using a special utensil

 
small intestine - tenké střevo
BrE
/ˌsmɔ:l ɪn'testɪn/
AmE
/ˌsmɔ:l ɪn'testɪn/

noun - the tube that carries food from the stomach to the large intestine

cassette player
cassette player - kazeťák, přehrávač na kazety
BrE
/kə'setˌpleɪə/
AmE
/kə'setˌpleɪər/

noun - a machine used for playing music or other things from a tape

 
retreat - útočiště, odpočinkové místo
BrE
/rɪ'tri:t/
AmE
/rɪ'tri:t/

noun - a place where you can get away from your everyday busy life

 
uproot - odejít z domova, vypudit z domova
BrE
/ʌp'ru:t/
AmE
/ʌp'ru:t/

verb - to move away from the place where you've lived for a long time or to make somebody move away from the place they've lived for a long time