ceramics - keramika
BrE
/sə'ræmɪks/
AmE
/sə'ræmɪks/

noun - pots etc. made from clay or the art of making pots etc. from clay

scrape
scrape - vyškrabat
BrE
/'skreɪp/
AmE
/'skreɪp/

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something

grocery
grocery - samoobsluha, obchod s potravinami, koloniál
BrE
/'grəʊsəri/
AmE
/'groʊsəri/

noun - a small shop selling a variety of goods (esp. food and small household items)

 
duties - povinnosti
BrE
/'dju:tiz/
AmE
/'du:t̬iz/

noun - the things that you have to do (usually as a part of your job)

 
scholar - vědec, akademik, učenec
BrE
/'skɒlə/
AmE
/'skɑ:lər/

noun - an educated person, esp. in the field of humanities, en educated specialist, an academic

jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lantern - halloweenská dýně, dýně (halloweenská)
BrE
/ˌdʒækə'læntən/
AmE
/'dʒækə lænt̬ən/

noun - a pumpkin with a face carved into it, used as a symbol of Halloween

 
task - úkol, úloha
BrE
/'tɑ:sk/
AmE
/'tæsk/

noun - a piece of work that you have been assigned (that you have to do)

 
wistful - tesklivý, lítostivý
BrE
/'wɪstfl/
AmE
/'wɪstfl/

adjective - a bit sad because of something you used to have but don't have now

 
ditch - vykašlat se na (něco), odvrhnout, zahodit
BrE
/'dɪtʃ/
AmE
/'dɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to get rid of something, to decide not to do something or use something

chess piece
chess piece - šachová figurka, hrací kámen (v šachu)
BrE
/'tʃesˌpi:s/
AmE
/'tʃesˌpi:s/

noun - any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)

inoculate
inoculate - očkovat
BrE
/ɪn'ɒkjʊleɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'ɑ:kjʊleɪt/

verb - to inject someone with a special substance that will stimulate the production of antibodies

vaccinate
vaccinate - očkovat
BrE
/'væksɪneɪt/
AmE
/'væksɪneɪt/

verb - to inject someone with a special substance that will stimulate the production of antibodies

Iowa
Iowa - Iowa
BrE
/'aɪəwə/
AmE

noun - a state in the Midwest of the United States, its capital is Des Moines

chapter
chapter - kapitola
BrE
/'tʃæptə/
AmE
/'tʃæptər/

noun - a division of a book, it usually has a number a sometimes a title

crow
crow - kokrhat, zakokrhat
BrE
/'krəʊ/
AmE
/'kroʊ/

verb - to cry like a rooster, (of a rooster) to make a high, harsh sound