cynical
cynical - cynický
BrE
/'sɪnɪkl/
AmE
/'sɪnɪkl/

adjective - believing that people are only interested in themselves and do things only for their own good

clutch
clutch - spojka (pedál)
BrE
/'klʌtʃ/
AmE
/'klʌtʃ/

noun - a pedal in a car that you step on when you need to change the gear

catch
catch - stihnout (autobus apod.)
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to be there in time for a bus or train etc; not to be too late

armadillo
armadillo - pásovec
BrE
/ˌɑ:mə'dɪləʊ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rmə'dɪloʊ/

noun - an animal protected by a hard armor-like coat, it eats insects and lives in America

shooting star
shooting star - padající hvězda
BrE
/'ʃu:tɪŋˌstɑ:/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬ɪŋˌstɑ:r/

noun - a falling star, a sudden light in the night sky that looks like a star falling

 
shellfish - měkkýš, korýš
BrE
/'ʃelfɪʃ/
AmE
/'ʃelfɪʃ/

noun - an animal that lives in water and has very soft body protected by a hard covering

sip
sip - srkat, usrkávat, pít po douškách
BrE
/'sɪp/
AmE
/'sɪp/

verb - to drink in a way that you take very little into your mouth at a time

microphone
microphone - mikrofon
BrE
/'maɪkrəfəʊn/
AmE
/'maɪkrəfoʊn/

noun - a device that you speak into in order that your voice can be amplified or recorded

 
the passive - trpný rod
BrE
/'ðə pɑ:sɪv/
AmE
/'ðə pæsɪv/

noun - a grammatical construction in which the subject is affected by the verb or by the object

 
tilt - nachýlit, naklonit, převrhnout, převrhnout se, převrátit, převrátit se
BrE
/'tɪlt/
AmE
/'tɪlt/

verb - to become sloped; to move in a way that one side is higher than the other

 
tend - mít tendenci, mít sklony
BrE
/'tend/
AmE
/'tend/

verb - to usually do something; to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way

 
tightrope - visuté lano
BrE
/'taɪtˌrəʊp/
AmE
/'taɪtˌroʊp/

noun - a rope stretched between two small platforms in a circus etc. for acrobats to walk along

living room
living room - obývací pokoj, obývák
BrE
/'lɪvɪŋru:m/
AmE
/'lɪvɪŋru:m/

noun - The room in the house or flat, where you usually relax, watch TV or welcome guests

karate
karate - karate
BrE
/kə'rɑ:ti/
AmE
/kə'rɑ:ti/

noun - a fighting sport that comes from Japan in which the only weapons are hands and feet

drown
drown - utopit, utopit se
BrE
/'draʊn/
AmE
/'draʊn/

verb - to die by being underwater and unable to breathe, to let somebody die in this way