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

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

babysit
babysit - hlídat dítě
BrE
/'beɪbɪsɪt/
AmE
/'beɪbɪsɪt/

verb - to look after someone's child while the parents are not at home

bring up
bring up - vychovávat, vychovat
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ʌp/

verb - to look after and care for a child until it is adult

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

 
one - zástupné zájmeno ONE
BrE
/'wʌn/
AmE
/'wʌn/

pronoun - a pronoun used so we don't have to repeat a noun again

mishear
mishear - přeslechnout se, špatně slyšet, špatně rozumět (řeči)
BrE
/ˌmɪs'hɪə/
AmE
/ˌmɪs'hɪr/

verb - to hear something incorrectly or in a way that changes its meaning

 
after - za (někým), po (něčem)
BrE
/'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'æftər/

preposition - a preposition used to express that somebody is following somebody or something

Lebanon
Lebanon - Libanon
BrE
/'lebənən/
AmE
/'lebənən/

noun - a country in the Middle East, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south

lightning conductor
lightning conductor - hromosvod
BrE
/ˌlaɪtnɪŋ kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/ˌlaɪt̬nɪŋ kən'dʌktər/

noun, British English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

lightning rod
lightning rod - hromosvod
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɒd/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɑ:d/

noun, American English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

camouflage
camouflage - maskování, kamufláž
BrE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/

noun - a way of hiding by means of using the colour of the surroundings; the materials and colours used in the army to make their units difficult to see

weight
weight - závaží (k vážení či zatížení), činka, kotouč činky
BrE
/'weɪt/
AmE
/'weɪt/

noun - a piece of metal that weighs a particular amount used to measure how heavy something is or to weigh something down; it is also lifted as a sport

 
uproot - odejít z domova, vypudit z domova
BrE
/ʌp'ru:t/
AmE
/ʌp'ru:t/

verb - to move away from the place where you've lived for a long time or to make somebody move away from the place they've lived for a long time

trophy
trophy - trofej
BrE
/'trəʊfi/
AmE
/'troʊfi/

noun - something you get for a victory, e.g. a golden cup etc; a stuffed head of an animal that you show to other people to prove your hunting skills