global warming - globální oteplování
BrE
/ˌgləʊbl'wɔ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌgloʊbl'wɔ:rmɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which the temperature on the planet rises slowly and steadily

 
Cornelius Fudge - Kornelius Popletal
BrE
/'kɔ:ni:lɪəs fʌdʒ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rni:liəs fʌdʒ/

noun - the minister for Magic in the first five years of Harry Potter's studies

Arkansas
Arkansas - Arkansas
BrE
/'ɑ:kənsɔ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:rkənsɔ:/

noun - a state in the South of the USA, its capital is Little Rock

 
Oklahoma - Oklahoma
BrE
/ˌəʊklə'həʊmə/
AmE
/ˌoʊklə'hoʊmə/

noun - a state in the Southwest of the USA, its capital is Oklahoma City

Minnesota
Minnesota - Minnesota
BrE
/ˌmɪnɪ'səʊtə/
AmE
/ˌmɪnɪ'soʊt̬ə/

noun - a state in the Midwest of the USA, its capital is St. Paul

New Mexico
New Mexico - Nové Mexiko
BrE
/ˌnjʊ:'meksɪkəʊ/
AmE
/ˌnʊ:'meksɪkoʊ/

noun - a state in the Southwest of the USA, its capital is Santa Fe

 
maintain - udržovat, udržet, zachovávat, zachovat
BrE
/meɪn'teɪn/
AmE
/meɪn'teɪn/

verb - to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard

 
immune system - imunitní systém
BrE
/ɪ'mju:n sɪstəm/
AmE
/ɪ'mju:n sɪstəm/

noun - the system in your body that defends the body against infection and disease

 
quarterback - quarterback (v americkém fotbalu)
BrE
/'kwɔ:təˌbæk/
AmE
/'kwɔ:t̬ərˌbæk/

noun - the player in American football who leads the offensive play of his team

 
inertia - setrvačnost
BrE
/ɪ'nɜ:ʃə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɜ:rʃə/

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

shears
shears - velké nůžky (např. zahradnické nebo na drůbež)
BrE
/'ʃɪəz/
AmE
/'ʃɪrz/

noun - a kind of large scissors used e.g. in the garden to trim bushes or in the kitchen to cut poultry etc.

blinds
blinds - závěsy, rolety, žaluzie, roleta
BrE
/'blaɪndz/
AmE
/'blaɪndz/

noun - something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in

 
past participle - příčestí minulé, minulé příčestí
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st pɑ:'tɪsɪpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst pɑ:r'tɪsɪpl/

noun - the form of the verb used in the passive voice, the present perfect etc. (e.g. done, gone, been, finished...)

thigh
thigh - stehno
BrE
/'θaɪ/
AmE
/'θaɪ/

noun - the part of the leg above the knee; the top part of a bird's leg in connection with food

fissure
fissure - prasklina, trhlina, puklina
BrE
/'fɪʃə/
AmE
/'fɪʃər/

noun - a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the Earth's surface; a split or separation in a body part, such as the skin or the brain