crescent
crescent - srpek (např. měsíce)
BrE
/'kresənt/
AmE
/'kresənt/

noun - a curved shape that is pointed at the sides (like the moon in the night sky)

 
Crimea - Krym
BrE
/kraɪ'mi:ə/
AmE
/kraɪ'mi:ə/

noun - a peninsula in Eastern Europe on the northern coast of the Black Sea

 
materialism - materialismus
BrE
/mə'tɪəriəlɪzəm/
AmE
/'mətɪriəlɪzəm/

noun - the belief that money and possessions are the most important things in life

 
anachronism - anachronismus
BrE
/ə'nækrənɪzəm/
AmE
/ə'nækrənɪzəm/

noun - the fact of placing objects, events, etc. in the wrong period of history

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

lamp post
lamp post - sloupové osvětlení
BrE
/'læmp pəʊst/
AmE
/'læmp poʊst/

noun - a tall pole in the street that has a lamp at the top

 
Tinseltown - Tinseltown (přezdívka Hollywoodu)
BrE
/'tɪnsltaʊn/
AmE
/'tɪnsltaʊn/

noun - a nickname of Hollywood as the center of movie industry in the USA.

 
interference - rušení, narušování, vměšování se
BrE
/ˌɪntə'fɪərəns/
AmE
/ˌɪntər'fɪrəns/

noun - the process of something getting in the way or preventing something from happening

 
stunt - senzace, senzační kousek, senzační propagace, reklamní senzace
BrE
/'stʌnt/
AmE
/'stʌnt/

noun - something that is done in order to attract the attention of the public

 
flush - splachovadlo
BrE
/'flʌʃ/
AmE
/'flʌʃ/

noun - the handle or lever that you pull in order to flush the toilet

counter
counter - pult, přepážka
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

noun - a narrow table in a shop where the shop assistant serves the customers

 
expense - výdaj, náklad
BrE
/ɪks'pens/
AmE
/ɪks'pens/

noun - the money you give away for something, the cost of something (in money)

box office
box office - pokladna (např. kina)
BrE
/'bɒksɒfɪs/
AmE
/'bɑ:ksɑ:fɪs/

noun - the place in a cinema or theatre where you can buy the tickets

 
Anglo-Saxon - Anglosas
BrE
/'æŋləʊ'sæksən/
AmE
/'æŋloʊ'sæksən/

noun - a member of the Gemanic tribes that invaded England in the fifth century

letter
letter - písmeno
BrE
/'letə/
AmE
/'let̬ər/

noun - one of the signs in an alphabet, the smallest part of a word