count down - odpočítávat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/

verb - to count backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

 
scout - zvěd, skaut
BrE
/'skaʊt/
AmE
/'skaʊt/

noun - a person (usually a soldier) who goes ahead of the group (army) to find paths or the location of the enemy

interrogation
interrogation - výslech
BrE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌterə'geɪʃn/

noun - a period of time in which a prisoner or a suspect is asked a lot of questions about a crime etc.

 
Gospel - evangelium
BrE
/'gɒspl/
AmE
/'gɑ:spl/

noun - one of the four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus Christ, his life and his teachings

 
lash - bičovat
BrE
/'læʃ/
AmE
/'læʃ/

verb - to hit a person with an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, usually as a punishment

 
stronghold - útočiště (zvířat)
BrE
/'strɒŋhəʊld/
AmE
/'strɔ:ŋhəʊld/

noun - an area where a particular type of animal lives or where that type of animal lives more than in other places

 
weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

leakage
leakage - únik, unikání
BrE
/'li:kɪdʒ/
AmE
/'li:kɪdʒ/

noun - the act of leaking, when an amount of liquid or gas is escaping from something by a hole or other fault

 
evacuation - evakuace
BrE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/

noun - the act of moving people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

encore
encore - přídavek (na koncertě)
BrE
/ɑn'kɔ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:ŋkɔ:r/

noun - an extra part of a performance (e.g. a few extra songs at the end of a concert) requested by the audience

Viking
Viking - Viking
BrE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/

noun - a member of a Scandinavian people who settled in some parts of Britain and Northern Europe in the 8th - 10th century

 
head-on - čelní, přímý, přední (např. o nehodě)
BrE
/ˌhed'ɒn/
AmE
/hed'ɑn/

adjective - happening in a way that the front of something (e.g. a car) hits the front of something else (e.g. another car)

fencing
fencing - šerm, šermování
BrE
/'fensɪng/
AmE
/'fensɪng/

noun - the act of fighting with a light sword, a kind of sport in which two contestants fight with a light sword

whip
whip - bičovat
BrE
/'wɪp/
AmE
/'wɪp/

verb - to hit a person with an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, usually as a punishment

jam
jam - džem
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

noun - a kind of jelly-like thing that is made of fruits and people put it on bread or in cakes etc.