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

 
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

 
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

 
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

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

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 
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

 
reprint - nové vydání
BrE
/'ri:prɪnt/
AmE
/'ri:prɪnt/

noun - a new copy of a book that has been reprinted and minor changes have been made to the original

 
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

 
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

 
governess - vychovatelka
BrE
/'gʌvənəs/
AmE
/'gʌvərnəs/

noun - (especially in the past) a woman employed by a rich family to live with them and teach their children

 
swing ride - řetízkový kolotoč, řetízák
BrE
/'swɪŋ raɪd/
AmE
/'swɪŋ raɪd/

noun - a kind of an amusement park ride that looks like a carousel that has chairs hanging on long chains

retiree
retiree - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/rɪˌtaɪə'ri:/
AmE
/rɪˌtaɪ'ri:/

noun, American English - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 
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

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