interrogation
interrogation - výslech
BrE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/

noun - a period of time in which a prisoner or a suspect is asked a lot of questions about a crime etc.

break-down
break-down - porucha (stroje)
BrE
/'breɪkdaʊn/
AmE
/'breɪkdaʊn/

noun - a failure of a machine (e.g. a car etc.), a time when a machine stops working or is not working properly

 
orbit - oběžná dráha
BrE
/'ɔ:bɪt/
AmE
/'ɔ:rbɪt/

noun - a path of a satellite that is going around a planet or the path of a planet going around a star

 
identity parade - identifikace (zločince svědkem)
BrE
/aɪ'dentəti pəˌreɪd/
AmE
/aɪ'dent̬ət̬i pəˌreɪd/

noun - a situation at a police station etc. in which a witness tries to identify a criminal in a line of different people

 
keeper - správce
BrE
/'ki:pə/
AmE
/'ki:pər/

noun - a person whose job is to take care of a place (e.g. a park, a building) or animals (e.g. in a zoo)

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

 
bequeath - odkázat, zanechat, předat, věnovat (v závěti)
BrE
/bɪ'kwi:ð/
AmE
/bɪ'kwi:ð/

verb, formal - to leave a personal estate or a possession to a person or other beneficiary by a will

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

 
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

 
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.)

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

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.