meander
meander - klikatit se (silnice ap.)
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a road, stream, etc.) to have a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

plunger
plunger - zvon (na WC)
BrE
/'plʌndʒə/
AmE
/'plʌndʒər/

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

 
object - předmět (věty)
BrE
/'ɒbdʒɪkt/
AmE
/'ɑ:bdʒɪkt/

noun - the part of a sentence that says who or what is affected by the action of the subject

 
traveller's cheque - cestovní šek
BrE
/ˌtrævələz'tʃek/
AmE
/ˌtrævələrz'tʃek/

noun - a piece of paper printed by a bank that you can take on your journey instead of money

snowsuit
snowsuit - zimní kombinéza
BrE
/'snəʊˌsu:t/
AmE
/'snoʊˌsu:t/

noun - a piece of warm winter clothing that covers most of the body, it is usually worn by children

 
acquit - zprostit viny, osvobodit
BrE
/ə'kwɪt/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt/

verb - to make a formal statement that someone is not guilty of something which he has been accused of

joker
joker - žolík
BrE
/'dʒəʊkə/
AmE
/'dʒoʊkər/

noun - a special card in the deck of cards, it usually has a picture of a jester on it

idiom
idiom - idiom, ustálené spojení
BrE
/'ɪdiəm/
AmE
/'ɪdiəm/

noun - a phrase that has a different meaning from the meaning of the individual words which it consists of

preface
preface - předmluva
BrE
/'prefəs/
AmE
/'prefəs/

noun - a short piece of writing (usually written by a different person) placed before the beginning of a book

medical kit
medical kit - lékárna (příruční), lékárnička
BrE
/'medɪklˌkɪt/
AmE
/'medɪklˌkɪt/

noun - a small box with a variety of things to be used in the case of injury, illness etc.

 
list - seznam, soupis
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

noun - a number of things or people written on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

road sign
road sign - dopravní značka
BrE
/'rəʊdsaɪn/
AmE
/'roʊdsaɪn/

noun - a sign placed by the side of a road that gives drivers warnings, informs them of restrictions, etc.

lament
lament - nářek, pláč, žalozpěv
BrE
/lə'ment/
AmE
/lə'ment/

noun, formal - a cry of sadness or grief; a song, piece of music, or poem that expresses sorrow or mourning

 
brainwashing - vymývání mozků
BrE
/'breɪnˌwɒʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'breɪnˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ/

noun - the act of making someone accept new beliefs and attitudes (often as a part of a religion etc.)

 
fantasy - fantasy (literatura)
BrE
/'fæntəsi/
AmE
/'fænt̬əsi/

noun - the genre of literature that usually involves magic and magical creatures, e.g. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS etc.