abattoir - jatka
BrE
/'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/'æbətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat

 
fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 
knotty - složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/'nɒti/
AmE
/'nɑ:ti/

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 
HMRC - finanční úřad
BrE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:r'si:/

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 
subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)
BrE
/'sʌbsədi/
AmE
/'sʌbsədi/

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 
visible - viditelný
BrE
/'vɪzəbl/
AmE
/'vɪzəbl/

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant
pendant - přívěsek
BrE
/'pendənt/
AmE
/'pendənt/

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle
shingle - oblázky, kamínky
BrE
/'ʃɪŋgl/
AmE
/'ʃɪŋgl/

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river

crest
crest - hřeben (hory, vlny apod.)
BrE
/'krest/
AmE
/'krest/

noun - the highest part of a wave or a hill

 
crest - erbovní znak
BrE
/'krest/
AmE
/'krest/

noun - a design that is used as the symbol of a family, organization or town

canned food
canned food - konzervované jídlo, jídlo v plechovce
BrE
/ˌkænd'fu:d/
AmE
/ˌkænd'fu:d/

noun, American English - food preserved in a tin can

 
income tax - daň z příjmů
BrE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/
AmE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government