groceries
groceries - nákup (potravin), potraviny
BrE
/'grəʊsəriz/
AmE
/'groʊsəriz/

noun, American English - food that can be bought in a supermarket or a smaller shop with food

daffodil
daffodil - narcis
BrE
/'dæfədɪl/
AmE
/'dæfədɪl/

noun - a plant with yellow or white flowers on tall stems that grows in spring

 
croak - krákat, zakrákat, kvákat
BrE
/'krəʊk/
AmE
/'kroʊk/

verb - to make a harsh, unpleasant sound; to speak in a very harsh unpleasant voice

chamberlain
chamberlain - komorník, správce panského sídla
BrE
/'tʃeɪmbəlɪn/
AmE
/'tʃeɪmbəlɪn/

noun - an officer who is in charge of the household of a king or queen

dolphin
dolphin - delfín
BrE
/'dɒlfɪn/
AmE
/'dɑ:lfɪn/

noun - a very intelligent sea animal that swims in groups and can do many tricks

die
die - kostka (hrací), hrací kostka
BrE
/'daɪ/
AmE
/'daɪ/

noun, American English - a small cube with numbers 1-6 on its sides, used in various games

equation
equation - rovnice
BrE
/ɪ'kweɪʒn/
AmE
/ɪ'kweɪʒn/

noun - a type of mathematical problem in which there are two quantities that are equal

 
senate - senát
BrE
/'senət/
AmE
/'senət/

noun - the smaller of the two groups of people that make laws in a country

 
transistor - tranzistor
BrE
/træn'zɪstə/
AmE
/træn'zɪstər/

noun - an electronic device that controls the current, it is used in radios, computers etc.

coloured pencil
coloured pencil - pastelka
BrE
/ˌkʌləd'pensl/
AmE
/ˌkʌlərd'pensl/

noun - a kind of pencil you use to write or draw something in different colours

 
hear from - být kontaktován (někým)
BrE
/'hɪə frəm/
AmE
/'hɪr frəm/

verb - not to have information about someone because they haven't contacted you in a while

 
artwork - grafické zpracování (např. v knize či přebalu CD apod.)
BrE
/'ɑ:tˌwɜ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rtˌwɜ:rk/

noun - the pictures, drawing, photos etc. in a book, on a CD/DVD cover etc.

watering can
watering can - konev (na zalévání)
BrE
/'wɔ:tərɪŋˌkæn/
AmE
/'wɔ:t̬ərɪŋˌkæn/

noun - a plastic or metal container used for watering plants or flowers in the garden

 
unearthly - nepřirozený, nemožný
BrE
/ʌn'ɜ:θli/
AmE
/ʌn'ɜ:rθli/

adjective - (usually about time) happening too early in the morning or too late at night

 
allegory - alegorie
BrE
/'æləgəri/
AmE
/'æləgɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which characters (usually animals) represent abstract ideas (good, evil, life, death...)