embankment
embankment - násep, val, nábřeží
BrE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

vault
vault - trezor
BrE
/'vɔ:lt/
AmE
/'vɔ:lt/

noun - a steel box in the wall or a small steel room where valuables can be safely stored

 
subordinate clause - vedlejší věta
BrE
/səˌbɔ:dɪnət'klɔ:z/
AmE
/səˌbɔ:rdɪnət'klɔ:z/

noun - a clause in a sentence that is connected to the main clause and is dependent on it

 
code - soubor zásad, principů
BrE
/'kəʊd/
AmE
/'koʊd/

noun, formal - a set of moral principles that are accepted and used by society or a group of people

lozenge
lozenge - pastilka (např. proti kašli)
BrE
/'lɒzɪndʒ/
AmE
/'lɑ:zɪndʒ/

noun - a kind of candy you let dissolve in your mouth when you have a sore throat etc.

 
no-brainer - nad čím se nemusí přemýšlet, jasná věc, snadná otázka
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'breɪnə/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'breɪnər/

noun, informal - a simple question to answer, a simple decision to take, something you don't need to think about

quail
quail - křepelka
BrE
/'kweɪl/
AmE

noun - a small bird that looks like a pheasant, it is brown and it is hunted for meat

 
canapé - jednohubka, chuťovka
BrE
/'kænəpeɪ/
AmE
/'kænəpeɪ/

noun - a small piece of bread with a small piece of ham, cheese etc., usually served at parties

 
reflector - odrazové sklíčko, odrazka
BrE
/rɪ'flektə/
AmE
/rɪ'flektər/

noun - a small red or yellow etc. piece of plastic that reflects light (esp. on a bicycle etc.)

 
dodgeball - vybíjená
BrE
/'dɒdʒˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'dɑ:dʒˌbɔ:l/

noun - a game in which players try to hit the players in the other team with a ball

 
stud - kanec (přeneseně)
BrE
/'stʌd/
AmE
/'stʌd/

noun, informal - a man who is very good at sex, has sex a lot and is admired for it

excavation
excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání
BrE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

terrace
terrace - terasa
BrE
/'terəs/
AmE
/'terəs/

noun - an area next to a house, usually with a stone floor, people can sit and relax there

shade
shade - závěs, roleta, žaluzie
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun, American English - a kind of covering of a window, usually one that you can roll down over the window

 
bug - štěnice (odposlech), odposlech
BrE
/'bʌg/
AmE
/'bʌg/

noun - a device placed in a room, phone etc. that enables someone to listen to other people's conversations