matchmaker - dohazovač
BrE
/'mætʃˌmeɪkə/
AmE
/'mætʃˌmeɪkər/

noun - a person whose job is to find an ideal partner for somebody

mechanic
mechanic - mechanik
BrE
/mə'kænɪk/
AmE
/mə'kænɪk/

noun - a person whose job is to work with machines and repair them

lullaby
lullaby - ukolébavka
BrE
/'lʌləbaɪ/
AmE
/'lʌləbaɪ/

noun - a gentle, quiet song that is sung to make a child sleep

 
linger - setrvat, vytrvat, vydržet, otálet, vyčkávat, zůstat
BrE
/'lɪŋgə/
AmE
/'lɪŋgər/

verb - to stay in a particular place for a longer time than usual

grinder
grinder - mlýnek
BrE
/'graɪndə/
AmE
/'graɪndər/

noun - an instrument that is used to break things into very small particles

 
counsel - rada
BrE
/'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/'kaʊnsl/

noun, formal - advice, a piece of information that somebody gives you to help you

exaggerate
exaggerate - přehánět, zveličovat, nadsazovat
BrE
/ɪg'zædʒəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪg'zædʒəreɪt/

verb - to say that something is bigger, better, etc. than it really is

 
embarrass - přivést do rozpaků, ztrapnit
BrE
/ɪm'bærəs/
AmE
/ɪm'bærəs/

verb - to make somebody feel silly or awkward, especially in front of people

basin
basin - umývadlo
BrE
/'beɪsɪn/
AmE
/'beɪsɪn/

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, it is used for washing

admission
admission - vstupné
BrE
/əd'mɪʃn/
AmE
/əd'mɪʃn/

noun - the money you pay to enter somewhere (e.g. a museum, gallery etc.)

 
authority - pravomoc
BrE
/ɔ:'θɒrəti/
AmE
/ə'θɔ:rəti/

noun - the power or right to control, give orders and make people obey

ambition
ambition - ambice
BrE
/æm'bɪʃn/
AmE
/æm'bɪʃn/

noun - the things that a person would like to achieve in his life

ambulance
ambulance - sanitka, sanitní vůz, záchranka
BrE
/'æmbjʊləns/
AmE
/'æmbjʊləns/

noun - a vehicle used for transporting sick or injured people quickly to hospital

alarm clock
alarm clock - budík
BrE
/ə'lɑ:mklɒk/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rmklɑ:k/

noun - a clock that is used to wake you up in the morning

actor
actor - herec
BrE
/'æktə/
AmE
/'æktər/

noun - a person whose job is to appear in a film or theatre