stakes
stakes - vsazené peníze, sázka (vsazené peníze)
BrE
/'steɪks/
AmE
/'steɪks/

noun - a sum of money risked on something, esp. a game (e.g. cards etc.)

GP
GP - obvodní lékař (zkr.), obvoďák (doktor)
BrE
/ˌdʒi:'pi:/
AmE
/ˌdʒi:'pi:/

noun, British English - a person who helps people who have a problem with their health (abbrev.)

gravestone
gravestone - náhrobek, náhrobní kámen
BrE
/'greɪvstəʊn/
AmE
/'greɪvstoʊn/

noun - a stone that marks a grave, it usually has something written on it

blindworm
blindworm - slepýš
BrE
/'blaɪndwɜ:m/
AmE
/'blaɪndwɜ:rm/

noun - a small European reptile that looks like a snake (it has no legs)

 
intruder - vetřelec
BrE
/ɪn'tru:də/
AmE
/ɪn'tru:dər/

noun - a person who is in a place where he / she is not wanted

ledge
ledge - římsa
BrE
/'ledʒ/
AmE
/'ledʒ/

noun - a narrow horizontal surface that sticks out from a wall or rock etc.

weasel
weasel - lasička
BrE
/'wi:zl/
AmE
/'wi:zl/

noun - a small carnivorous animal with a long body, brown fur and short legs

 
paperweight - těžítko
BrE
/'peɪpəweɪt/
AmE
/'peɪpərweɪt/

noun - a small but heavy object used to hold down a stack of papers

 
constant - konstanta
BrE
/'kɒnstənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:nstənt/

noun - something that doesn't change, a number that represents something with a fixed value

 
deposit - usazenina
BrE
/dɪ'pɒzɪt/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:zɪt/

noun - sediment, a layer of matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid

course
course - chod (jídla)
BrE
/'kɔ:s/
AmE
/'kɔ:rs/

noun - a part of a meal (esp. dinner) which is served at one time

 
curlew - koliha
BrE
/'kɜ:lju:/
AmE
/'kɜ:rlju:/

noun - a large brownish bird with a long curved beak, which lives near water

sting
sting - bodnutí, bodné poranění, žahnutí
BrE
/'stɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɪŋ/

noun - a wound that is made when an insect (or a jellyfish) stings you

 
housewarming - kolaudace (oslava)
BrE
/'haʊswɔ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'haʊswɔ:rmɪŋ/

noun - a party you have when you move into a new house or apartment

shred
shred - skartovat
BrE
/'ʃred/
AmE
/'ʃred/

verb - to cut a document etc. into very small pieces using a special device