gator - aligátor
BrE
/'geɪtə/
AmE
/'geɪt̬ər/

noun, informal - short for 'alligator'

totem pole
totem pole - totem
BrE
/'təʊtəmˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'toʊt̬əmˌpoʊl/

noun - a wooden pole with carved images and symbols, usually build in the center of a Native-American village

 
totem - totem, symbol klanu
BrE
/'təʊtəm/
AmE
/'toʊt̬əm/

noun - a symbol of a clan (usually in the shape of an animal)

vane
vane - korouhev
BrE
/'veɪn/
AmE
/'veɪn/

noun - a kind of device consisting of a thin flat piece of metal etc. that turns in the direction of the wind

porthole
porthole - okno (kulaté na lodi)
BrE
/'pɔ:tˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtˌhoʊl/

noun - a round window in a ship

 
obituary - nekrolog, smuteční oznámení (v novinách)
BrE
/ə'bɪtʃʊəri/
AmE
/oʊ'bɪtʃʊeri/

noun - an article in the newspaper about a person who has recently died, usually includes information about their life, about their significance etc.

 
funeral notice - smuteční oznámení, parte
BrE
/'fju:nərəlˌnəʊtɪs/
AmE
/'fju:nərəlˌnoʊt̬ɪs/

noun - an announcement of someone's passing away, usually published in the papers by the family of the deceased

 
pass away - zemřít, zesnout
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌpæsə'weɪ/

verb - a more sensitive way of saying "to die"

 
ashes - popel
BrE
/'æʃɪz/
AmE
/'æʃɪz/

noun - the powder that's left when the body of a dead person is cremated

 
terminal - smrtelný (např. choroba)
BrE
/'tɜ:mɪnl/
AmE
/'tɜ:rmɪnl/

adjective - (of a disease) resulting in death, ending in death

 
deadly - smrtelný, smrtící
BrE
/'dedli/
AmE
/'dedli/

adjective - causing death, poisonous or extremely harmful

 
live on - vyjít s (penězi)
BrE
/'lɪvˌɒn/
AmE
/'lɪvˌɑ:n/

verb - to have enough money to be able to afford basic things

 
mentality - mentalita
BrE
/men'tæləti/
AmE
/men'tælət̬i/

noun - a characteristic way of thinking, esp. when talking about a group of people

 
amend - pozměnit (právní dokument)
BrE
/ə'mend/
AmE
/ə'mend/

verb, formal - to make changes to a legal document

 
draft - napsat koncept, napsat hrubý návrh
BrE
/'drɑ:ft/
AmE
/'dræft/

verb - to write the first version of a piece of writing (an essay etc.)