electric chair - elektrické křeslo
BrE
/ɪˌlektrɪk'tʃeə/
AmE
/ɪˌlektrɪk'tʃer/

noun - a device used to execute prisoners by electrocuting them

 
gas chamber - plynová komora
BrE
/'gæsˌtʃeɪmbə/
AmE
/'gæsˌtʃeɪmbər/

noun - a room where prisoners are executed by deadly gas

 
menace - hrozba
BrE
/'menəs/
AmE
/'menəs/

noun - a threat, something dangerous, something that can cause harm

 
crash down - hroutit se, řítit se dolů
BrE
/ˌkræʃ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkræʃ'daʊn/

verb - to fall down esp. with a lot of noise

 
magic - kouzlo
BrE
/'mædʒɪk/
AmE
/'mædʒɪk/

noun - a special quality that makes something attractive and extraodinary

 
shaving - tenký plátek
BrE
/'ʃeɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃeɪvɪŋ/

noun - a very thin slice of something (e.g. ham etc.)

 
built-in - vestavěný
BrE
/'bɪltˌɪn/
AmE
/'bɪltˌɪn/

adjective - made as a part of something, included in something

forget-me-not
forget-me-not - pomněnka
BrE
/fəˌget mi:'nɒt/
AmE
/fəˌget mi:'nɑ:t/

noun - a wild plant with many small light blue flowers

 
snuggle - choulit se, tulit se
BrE
/'snʌgl/
AmE
/'snʌgl/

verb - to be in a cosy, warm and comfortable position

consumer
consumer - spotřebitel
BrE
/kən'sju:mə/
AmE
/kən'su:mər/

noun - a person who buys and uses goods and services

snowflake
snowflake - bledule
BrE
/'snəʊˌfleɪk/
AmE
/'snoʊˌfleɪk/

noun - a spring plant with small white bell-shaped flowers

 
high-flier - člověk mířící vysoko, ambiciózní člověk, úspěšný člověk
BrE
/'haɪˌflaɪə/
AmE
/'haɪˌflaɪər/

noun - a successful person who wants to achieve much more

 
promenade - promenáda
BrE
/ˌprɒmə'neɪd/
AmE
/ˌprɑ:mə'neɪd/

noun - an area or a wide path where people walk

walnut
walnut - ořešák
BrE
/'wɔ:lnʌt/
AmE
/'wɔ:lnʌt/

noun - a tree that produces large wrinkled nuts and wood

soccer ball
soccer ball - fotbalový míč
BrE
/'sɒkəˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'sɑ:kərˌbɔ:l/

noun, American English - a (usually) black and white ball used in soccer