grave
grave - hrob, hrobka
BrE
/'greɪv/
AmE
/'greɪv/

noun - a place in the cemetery where a dead body is buried

 
unscrew - odšroubovat
BrE
/ʌn'skru:/
AmE
/ʌn'skru:/

verb - to turn a screw anti-clockwise in order to release something

 
glitzy - plné lesku
BrE
/'glɪtsi/
AmE
/'glɪtsi/

adjective - glamorous, esp. in a superficial way when connected with show business

breakdown
breakdown - porucha, selhání
BrE
/'breɪkˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'breɪkˌdaʊn/

noun - a failure, a situation in which a machine stops working properly

 
Dracula - Dracula
BrE
/'drɑ:kjʊlə/
AmE
/'drækjʊlə/

noun - a famous vampire that appeared in a novel by Bram Stoker

black currant
black currant - černý rybíz
BrE
/ˌblæk'kʌrənt/
AmE
/ˌblæk'kɜ:rənt/

noun - small round black fruits that grow in bunches on a bush

 
succumb - podlehnout
BrE
/sə'kʌm/
AmE
/sə'kʌm/

verb - to be overwhelmed, to stop fighting, to give in to something

 
reactor - reaktor
BrE
/ri'æktə/
AmE
/ri'æktər/

noun - a machine in which nuclear energy is used to produce power

 
mutually - vzájemně
BrE
/'mjutʃuəli/
AmE
/'mjutʃuəli/

adverb - in a way that is common to two or more parties

snowdrop
snowdrop - sněženka
BrE
/'snəʊˌdrɒp/
AmE
/'snoʊˌdrɑ:p/

noun - a small white flower which you can see in the spring

 
skirt off - odběhnout (do ústraní), zmizet (do ústraní)
BrE
/ˌskɜ:t'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌskɜ:rt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to get away from a place in order to avoid something

gridlock
gridlock - dopravní kolaps, dopravní zácpa
BrE
/'grɪdˌlɒk/
AmE
/'grɪdˌlɑ:k/

noun - a very bad traffic jam in which no movement is possible

 
situation - situace
BrE
/ˌsɪtʃu'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌsɪtʃu'eɪʃn/

noun - all the circumstances in a particular place at a particular time

somersault
somersault - salto
BrE
/'sʌməsɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sʌmərsɔ:lt/

noun - a jump in which the body rotates forward or backward completely

 
soak - promočit, namočit
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

verb - to put something in liquid so that it becomes completely wet