root - odmocnina
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

noun - a number that is multiplied by itself a particular number of times to produce another number

lyre
lyre - lyra
BrE
/'laɪə/
AmE
/'laɪər/

noun - a small string instrument that looks like a small harp, it was used in ancient Greece

 
lodgings - bydlení v podnájmu, bydlení na privátě
BrE
/'lɒdʒɪŋz/
AmE
/'lɑ:dʒɪŋz/

noun - a room or a set of rooms in someone's house that you pay to live in

 
wind up - natáhnout (hodiny apod.)
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/

verb - to make something work by turning something round and round, e.g. a clock, a toy etc.

 
aftershave - voda po holení
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəʃeɪv/
AmE
/'æftərʃeɪv/

noun - a lotion or a liquid that men put on their face after they have finished shaving

smuggler
smuggler - pašerák
BrE
/'smʌglə/
AmE
/'smʌglər/

noun - a person who brighs something illegally into/out of a country (e.g. alcohol, drugs, people etc.)

 
upload - uploadovat, nahrát z PC (např. na internet)
BrE
/'ʌpləʊd/
AmE
/'ʌploʊd/

verb - to transfer information, data, files etc. from your computer to a website, a central computer etc.

cowslip
cowslip - petrklíč, prvosenka jarní
BrE
/'kaʊslɪp/
AmE
/'kaʊslɪp/

noun - a small plant with clusters of yellow flowers on a stem which appear in early spring

 
retirement - odchod do důchodu, odchod do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪəment/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪərment/

noun - the time when a person stops going to work because of having reached a certain age

crochet
crochet - háčkovat
BrE
/'krəʊʃeɪ/
AmE
/ˌkroʊ'ʃeɪ/

verb - to make clothes or decorations by using a special needle with a hook at the end

 
cabaret - kabaret
BrE
/'kæbəreɪ/
AmE
/ˌkæbə'reɪ/

noun - a restaurant or a club in which there are singers and dancers performing while you eat

 
junket - výlet (placený někým jiným)
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkət/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkət/

noun, American English - a trip that was paid for by somebody else, such as a company, the government etc.

 
exude - vylučovat, vydávat, uvolňovat
BrE
/ɪg'zju:d/
AmE
/ɪg'zu:d/

verb - to release something slowly (especially a liquid or a smell) in small quantities, in drops etc.

ridge
ridge - hřeben (hory apod.), hřbet (hory apod.)
BrE
/'rɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rɪdʒ/

noun - a long pointed strip of land at the top of a chain of mountains or hills

 
offset - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/'ɒfset/
AmE
/'ɑ:fset/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce something on one side in order to create a balance