regent - regent
BrE
/'ri:dʒənt/
AmE
/'ri:dʒənt/

noun - a person who leads a country (esp. a monachy) for a limited period of time

 
tradition - tradice
BrE
/trə'dɪʃən/
AmE
/trə'dɪʃən/

noun - a custom, belief etc. that a group of people have had for a long time

nutmeg
nutmeg - muškátový oříšek
BrE
/'nʌtmeg/
AmE
/'nʌtmeg/

noun - a brown powder made from the seed of a tropical tree, used as a spice

 
lean - naklonit, naklonit se
BrE
/'li:n/
AmE
/'li:n/

verb - to bend your body (or a part of your body) forwards or backwards or sideways

 
eyeliner - tužka na oči
BrE
/'aɪˌlaɪnə/
AmE
/'aɪˌlaɪnər/

noun - make-up that is applied to the edges of the eyelids to emphasize the eyes

 
backstage - v zákulisí, za jevištěm, za pódiem
BrE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/

adverb - (at a concert) at the back of a stage where only certain people have access

 
ember - žhavý uhlík
BrE
/'embə/
AmE
/'embər/

noun - a piece of coal or wood that's still hot after a fire has stopped burning

 
lead role - hlavní role (např. ve filmu apod.)
BrE
/ˌli:d'rəʊl/
AmE
/ˌli:d'roʊl/

noun - the main actor or one of the main actors on a movie, TV show etc.

 
have a one-track mind - vidět věci jen z jedné strany, dívat se na věci jen z jedné strany
BrE
/ˌhæv ə'wanˌtræk'maɪnd/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə'wanˌtræk'maɪnd/

verb - to think about one thing only, to see things only from one point of view

transmission
transmission - převodovka, řazení
BrE
/trænz'mɪʃn/
AmE
/trænz'mɪʃn/

noun - the gears that transmit the power from the engine to the wheels of a vehicle

veggies
veggies - zelenina
BrE
/'vedʒiz/
AmE
/'vedʒiz/

noun, American English, informal - plants or a parts of them that we eat, e.g. carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, tomato etc.

 
go bankrupt - zkrachovat
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/

verb - (of a company) to lose all the money, to become insolvent, unable to pay debts

 
oviduct - vejcovod
BrE
/'əʊvɪdʌkt/
AmE
/'oʊvɪdʌkt/

noun - one of the two tubes that carry the eggs from the ovary to the uterus

 
duodenum - dvanáctník, dvanácterník
BrE
/ˌdju:ə'di:nəm/
AmE
/ˌdu:ə'di:nəm/

noun - the first section of the tube that carries food from the stomach to the anus

 
rectum - konečník
BrE
/'rektəm/
AmE
/'rektəm/

noun - the last section of the tube that carries food from the stomach to the anus