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

 
modest - cudný, počestný
BrE
/'mɒdɪst/
AmE
/'mɑ:dɪst/

adjective - (usually of women) acting and dressing in a way that doesn't show too much sexuality

 
barren - pustý, neúrodný
BrE
/'bærən/
AmE
/'bærən/

adjective - (of land or soil) not having any plants growing in it, not suitable for plants

 
extension - linka (tel.), klapka (tel.)
BrE
/ɪk'stenʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stenʃn/

noun - one of the telephones in a large building which is connected to the central one

 
defence - obhajoba
BrE
/dɪ'fens/
AmE
/dɪ'fens/

noun - an argument that is used to protect the accused person in a court of law

 
cockpit - kokpit, pilotní kabina
BrE
/'kɒkpɪt/
AmE
/'kɑ:kpɪt/

noun - the place at the front of a plane from which the pilot controls the plane

 
puke - zvracet, dávit se
BrE
/'pju:k/
AmE
/'pju:k/

verb, informal - to empty the contents of your stomach through the mouth, especially when you are sick

 
acquisition - nabytí, získání, osvojení, získávání, osvojování
BrE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of gaining something (such as a skill, a habit, knowledge etc.)

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

 
what if - co když, co kdyby
BrE
/'wɒt ɪf/
AmE
/'wɑt ɪf/

phrase - the words we use at the beginning of a question asking about a hypothetical possibility