gas tank - palivová nádrž
BrE
/'gæs tæŋk/
AmE
/'gæs tæŋk/

noun - a large container in a car where the fuel is stored

 
allowance - povolené maximum
BrE
/ə'laʊəns/
AmE
/ə'laʊəns/

noun - the amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances

 
inventiveness - vynalézavost, důmyslnost
BrE
/ɪn'ventɪvnəs/
AmE
/ɪn'ventɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to deal with things in an original, clever way

 
five o'clock shadow - strniště (nepatrné)
BrE
/faɪv əˌklɒk 'ʃædəʊ/
AmE
/faɪv əˌklɑ:k 'ʃædoʊ/

noun, informal - beard growth visible in the evening on a man's shaved face

 
downsize - zredukovat, snížit (stavy ve společnosti)
BrE
/'daʊnsaɪz/
AmE
/'daʊnsaɪz/

verb - to reduce the number of employees in order to reduce costs

 
punk - punk (styl hudby)
BrE
/'pʌŋk/
AmE
/'pʌŋk/

noun, informal - a music genre popular in the last 1970s and early 1980s

aground
aground - na mělčině, na zemi
BrE
/ə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ə'graʊnd/

adjective - (of a ship etc.) in shallow water or on the ground

 
tread water - šlapat vodu, stagnovat
BrE
/ˌtred 'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtred 'wɑ:t̬ər/

verb - to stay in the same spot, not to make any progress

 
get - dostat se, dosáhnout (nějakého stavu)
BrE
/'get/
AmE
/'get/

verb - to reach the point in which you feel or know something

 
storage - úložiště (v počítači), paměť (počítače)
BrE
/'stɔ:rɪdʒ/
AmE
/'stɔ:rɪdʒ/

noun - the space where information, data etc. is kept in a computer

 
clotted cream - hustá smetana
BrE
/ˌklɒtɪd 'kri:m/
AmE
/ˌklɑ:t̬ɪd 'kri:m/

noun - a very thick cream, made mainly in the southwest of England

 
so that - aby
BrE
/səʊ'ðæt/
AmE
/soʊ'ðæt/

conjunction - in order to do something, with the purpose of doing something

paddy
paddy - rýžové pole
BrE
/'pædi/
AmE
/'pædi/

noun - the kind of terraced field where they grow rice in China

well
well - studna
BrE
/'wel/
AmE
/'wel/

noun - a deep hole in the ground from which water is taken

 
wiring - elektroinstalace
BrE
/'waɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/'waɪərɪŋ/

noun - the system of electrical wires in a room or a building