impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

 
shelter - útulek
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 
broadband - širokopásmové připojení
BrE
/'brɔ:dbænd/
AmE
/'brɔ:dbænd/

noun - a system for using the internet that allows you to receive information very quickly, using a wide range of frequencies

 
motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

 
mystery - záhadný příběh
BrE
/'mɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪstəri/

noun - a story, a film, etc. in which strange events are happening and at the end all of them are explained

 
abortion - potrat
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun, technical - the unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby is born before it is fully developed and able to survive

truffle
truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)
BrE
/'trʌfl/
AmE
/'trʌfl/

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 
install - instalovat, zapojit
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:l/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:l/

verb - to set something up (such as the fridge, a washing machine, a phone line etc.) so it can be used

redecorate
redecorate - nově vymalovat, nově vytapetovat (byt apod.), renovovat vzhled (bytu apod.)
BrE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/
AmE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/

verb - to put (new) paint on the walls in a room/house, to hang (new) wallpaper in a room/house etc.

 
funny bone - brňavka
BrE
/'fʌniˌbəʊn/
AmE
/'fʌniˌboʊn/

noun, informal - a place at the back of the elbow where you feel pain or a tingling sensation if you hit it

 
graze - odřít si (např. koleno)
BrE
/'greɪz/
AmE
/'greɪz/

verb - to injure a part of the body (esp. an elbow, a knee etc.) by scraping something rough against the skin

rehabilitation
rehabilitation - rehabilitace, resocializace, návrat do života
BrE
/ˌri:hə'ˌbɪlə'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:hə'ˌbɪlə'teɪʃn/

noun - the act of bringing something or someone back into a good condition (such as a person after an illness etc.)

 
soothingly - konejšivě, uklidňujícím způsobem, zklidňujícím způsobem, utěšujícím způsobem
BrE
/'su:ðɪŋli/
AmE
/'su:ðɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that makes something less painful, in a way that makes somebody feel less unhappy or sad etc.

 
e-book - elektronická kniha
BrE
/'i:bʊk/
AmE
/'i:bʊk/

noun - a book that is not printed on paper but is supposed to be read on a computer, tablet, Kindle etc.