grovel - podlézat (někomu)
BrE
/'grɒvl/
AmE
/'grɑ:vl/

verb - to do anything for somebody in order to gain respect or forgiveness

pickle
pickle - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/'pɪkl/
AmE
/'pɪkl/

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
asthma - astma
BrE
/'æsmə/
AmE
/'æzmə/

noun - a respiratory condition (usually caused by allergies) in which breathing becomes difficult

 
onlooker - přihlížející, pozorovatel
BrE
/'ɒn'lʊkə/
AmE
/'ɑ:n'lʊkər/

noun - a person who watches an activity without participating in it, a spectator

 
campaign - vojenské operace
BrE
/kæm'peɪn/
AmE
/kæm'peɪn/

noun - military operations aimed at achieving a particular goal in a particular area

veteran
veteran - veterán
BrE
/'vetərən/
AmE
/'vet̬ərən/

noun - a person who fought in a war as a soldier and survived

substitute
substitute - náhražka
BrE
/'sʌbstɪtju:t/
AmE
/'sʌbstɪtu:t/

noun - something (or somebody) who is put in place of something (somebody) else

 
Renaissance - renesance
BrE
/rɪ'neɪsns/
AmE
/'renəsɑ:ns/

noun - a cultural movement between 14th and 17th century which started in Italy

 
exclaim - zvolat, vykřiknout
BrE
/ɪk'skleɪm/
AmE
/ɪk'skleɪm/

verb - to say something suddenly and loudly, esp. in shock, horror, or surprise

 
striker - útočník (fotbalový)
BrE
/'straɪkə/
AmE
/'straɪkər/

noun - a player in football whose job is to try to score goals

 
semi - dvojdomek
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semi/

noun, British English - two houses joined together in a way that they share one wall

grind
grind - mlít, namlít, umlít, rozdrtit, rozemlít
BrE
/'graɪnd/
AmE
/'graɪnd/

verb - to break things into very small particles, usually in a special instrument

 
incredulously - nevěřícně, nechtěje věřit
BrE
/ɪn'kredjʊləsli/
AmE
/ɪn'kredʒələsli/

adverb - in a way that indicates that you are unwilling to believe something

preoccupied
preoccupied - ponořený v myšlenkách, zadumaný, zahloubaný, zabraný v myšlenkách
BrE
/pri'ɒkjʊpaɪd/
AmE
/pri'ɑ:kjəpaɪd/

adjective - absorbed in thought, paying little attention to what is happening around you

 
murmur - mumlat
BrE
/'mɜ:mə/
AmE
/'mɜ:rmər/

verb - to say something in a way that it cannot be understood easily