white-collar worker
white-collar worker - úředník
BrE
/waɪt ˌkɒlə 'wɜ:kə/
AmE
/waɪt ˌkɑ:lər 'wɜ:rkər/

noun - a person who has a job in an office or a bank, rather than in a factory

black ice
black ice - náledí, ledovka (na silnici, ulici apod.)
BrE
/ˌblæk'aɪs/
AmE
/ˌblæk'aɪs/

noun - a thin layer of ice on a road or a street which a driver cannot easily see

 
constituent - volič (z určitého volebního obvodu)
BrE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/
AmE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/

noun - a person who lives in a particular area and can vote a representative to a legislative body

atomizer
atomizer - lahvička s rozprašovačem, nádoba s rozprašovačem, rozprašovač
BrE
/'ætəmaɪzə/
AmE
/'ætəmaɪzər/

noun - a container with a mechanism that changes a liquid into a fine spray, or the mechanism itself

explosion
explosion - exploze, výbuch
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊʒn/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊʒn/

noun - a loud noise and a release of energy caused by a bomb going off, a volcano etc.

monument
monument - památník
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

 
Knight Bus - Záchranný autobus
BrE
/'naɪtˌbʌs/
AmE
/'naɪtˌbʌs/

noun - (Harry Potter) a magical bus that appears somewhere when a wizard or a witch needs a ride

hall
hall - předsíň, vestibul
BrE
/'hɔ:l/
AmE
/'hɔ:l/

noun - a small room inside the entrance of a house, a space inside the entrance of a building

monument
monument - památník, památka
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

custom
custom - obyčej, zvyk
BrE
/'kʌstəm/
AmE
/'kʌstəm/

noun - a tradition, a way of behaving that a group of people have had for a long time

yard
yard - zahrada
BrE
/'jɑ:d/
AmE
/'jɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a piece of ground next to a house, there's usually a wall or a fence around it

 
deflate - vyfouknout (vzduch z něčeho), vypustit vzduch (z něčeho)
BrE
/dɪ'fleɪt/
AmE

verb - to let the air out of something (e.g. a tire, a mattress, a ball, a boat etc.)

 
advice columnist - člověk odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů
BrE
/æd'vaɪsˌkɒləmnɪst/
AmE
/æd'vaɪsˌkɑ:ləmnɪst/

noun, American English - a person who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper

 
agony uncle - muž odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů
BrE
/'ægəniˌʌŋkl/
AmE
/'ægəniˌʌŋkl/

noun, British English - a man who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper

 
agony aunt - žena odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů
BrE
/'ægəniˌɑ:nt/
AmE
/'ægəniˌænt/

noun, British English - a woman who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper