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BrE
/əd'vɜ:tɪsmənt/
AmE
/ˌædvər'taɪzmənt/

noun - information in the newspapers or TV etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

crucifixion
crucifixion - ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals

 
urinal - pisoár
BrE
/'jʊərɪnl/
AmE
/'jʊrɪnl/

noun - a device (usually made of ceramic) fixed to a wall (esp. in a public restroom) for men to urinate into

revise
revise - opakovat si (učivo)
BrE
/rɪ'vaɪz/
AmE
/rɪ'vaɪz/

verb, British English - to go through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.

peek
peek - mrknout se, kouknout se, nakouknout, nakukovat
BrE
/'pi:k/
AmE
/'pi:k/

verb - to look at something in a quick and secret way, especially because you are not supposed to look at it

pick at
pick at - šťourat se v (nose apod.)
BrE
/'pɪk æt/
AmE
/'pɪk æt/

verb - to touch something (e.g. your nose) with your fingers many times in order to take up or pull off something

stand out
stand out - vystupovat z řady, vyčnívat (z řady)
BrE
/ˌstænd'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌstænd'aʊt/

verb - to be easily recognizable amongst others; to be remarkably taller etc. than others so that you can be easily noticed

spice
spice - koření
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - a part of a plant with a strong taste and/or aroma that is used to give flavour to food

interrogate
interrogate - vyslýchat
BrE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/

verb - to ask a suspect or a prisoner a lot of questions in order to find out information about a crime

 
Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch
BrE
/'həʊli 'spɪrɪt/
AmE
/'hoʊli 'spɪrɪt/

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone

freeze
freeze - ani hnout
BrE
/'friz/
AmE
/'friz/

verb - the word that a policeman (usually with a gun in his hand) uses to tell somebody to stop moving completely

 
poach - mírně povařit (v mírně vroucí vodě, např. rybu); povařit vejce bez skořápky (ztracené vejce)
BrE
/'pəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to cook below the boiling point in a small amount of liquid (esp. fish); to cook eggs without the shell

hook up
hook up - líbat se (vášnivě), muchlovat se (s někým)
BrE
/hʊk'ʌp/
AmE
/hʊk'ʌp/

verb - to make out (to kiss passionately) with someone (esp. with a person who you are not in a relationship with)

torture
torture - mučení
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃə/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃər/

noun - the act of causing someone great pain esp. in order to make them give you information or to punish them

 
slosh - čvachtat
BrE
/'slɒʃ/
AmE
/'slɑ:ʃ/

verb - to walk through water or mud, or to make a sound as if you are walking through water or mud