lobby - lobby, skupina lobbistů
BrE
/'lɒbi/
AmE
/'lɑ:bi/

noun - a group of people who try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 
carjacker - únosce auta
BrE
/'kɑ:ˌjʒækə/
AmE
/'kɑ:rˌjʒækər/

noun - a person who uses violence or threats to make a driver give them their car or take them somewhere

 
taxicab - taxík, taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌkæb/
AmE
/'tæksiˌkæb/

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 
highlight - zvýraznit (v textu)
BrE
/'haɪlaɪt/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪt/

verb - to mark a piece of text in a different color to emphasize it or make it easier to see

 
thinker - myslitel
BrE
/'θɪŋkə/
AmE
/'θɪŋkər/

noun - a person who spends a lot of time thinking about serious and important things, such as science or philosophy

 
mediate - vyjednat (jako prostředník)
BrE
/'mi:dieɪt/
AmE
/'mi:dieɪt/

verb - to try to help two people or groups involved in a disagreement to find a solution to their problems

sundae
sundae - zmrzlinový pohár
BrE
/'sʌndeɪ/
AmE
/'sʌndeɪ/

noun - a dish of ice cream covered with nuts, cream and pieces of fruit, usually served in a tall glass

 
alienation - odcizení se
BrE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/

noun - the feeling that you are not a part of a group and you have no relations with other people

range
range - sporák, kamna
BrE
/'reɪndʒ/
AmE
/'reɪndʒ/

noun, American English - a cooker, a piece of kitchen equipment that has an oven and electric or gas rings to cook on

 
baobab - baobab
BrE
/'beɪəʊbæb/
AmE
/'beɪoʊbæb/

noun - a tree with a short, thick trunk, native to Africa or Australia, able to live for thousands of years

crumble
crumble - koláč, drobenkový koláč, ovocný koláč s drobenkou
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

noun, British English - a baked dessert made from fruit (usually apple or rhubarb) covered in a mixture of flour, butter and sugar

trampoline
trampoline - trampolína
BrE
/ˌtræmpə'li:n/
AmE
/ˌtræmpə'li:n/

noun - a piece of equipment that makes it easy to jump up and down for fun or as a sport

 
suspension - (dočasné) vyloučení, zastavení činnosti, suspendace
BrE
/sə'spenʃən/
AmE
/sə'spenʃən/

noun - a temporary removal of someone from their position, job, school, team etc., usually as a punishment or preventive action

 
call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

 
overstatement - přehánění, zveličování
BrE
/'əʊvəsteɪtmənt/
AmE
/'əʊvərsteɪtmənt/

noun - a statement that you say in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it is