plastic
plastic - plastový, umělý (z umělé hmoty)
BrE
/'plæstɪk/
AmE
/'plæstɪk/

adjective - made of the artificial material that is used for making almost everything, bags, clothes, pens, etc.

ribbon
ribbon - stuha, stužka
BrE
/'rɪbən/
AmE
/'rɪbən/

noun - a narrow piece of coloured material that is used for decoration, e.g. wrapping up presents etc.

retirement
retirement - důchod, penze (kdy člověk už nepracuje)
BrE
/rɪ'taɪəmənt/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪərmənt/

noun - the situation when a person does not work anymore because of having reached a certain age

 
rescue - záchrana
BrE
/'reskju:/
AmE
/'reskju:/

noun - the act of saving somebody from a harmful or dangerous situation (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

package
package - zabalit, obalit
BrE
/'pækɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pækɪdʒ/

verb - (about goods or products) to put in a box or cover with a kind of wrapping

stomach
stomach - břicho
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

noun - the part of the body that is located between the chest and the hip, the belly

 
starvation - hladovění, hladomor
BrE
/stɑ:'veɪʃən/
AmE
/stɑ:r'veɪʃən/

noun - a situation in poor countries in which people don't have enough food and die of hunger

splinter
splinter - tříska, úlomek, odštěpek, střepina
BrE
/'splɪntə/
AmE
/'splɪnt̬ər/

noun - a long, sharp and very thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off

 
spark - jiskřit
BrE
/'spɑ:k/
AmE
/'spɑ:rk/

verb - to produce small pieces of burning material; to produce light when electricity passes across a space

 
crash - přespat
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb, informal - to sleep somewhere (at someone's house) for just one night, usually because of some unexpected circumstances

mould
mould - plíseň
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/

noun, British English - a fungus that grows on the surface of some (usually organic) things, especially in damp conditions

maple
maple - javor
BrE
/'meɪpl/
AmE
/'meɪpl/

noun - a tree with lobed leaves (a symbol of Canada) and winged seeds that grow in pairs

 
acacia - akácie
BrE
/ə'keɪʃə/
AmE
/ə'keɪʃə/

noun - a tree with small leaves and yellow flowers, it grows in warm parts of the world

Colorado
Colorado - Colorado
BrE
/ˌkɒlə'rɑ:dəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:lə'rɑ:doʊ/

noun - a state in the Rocky Mountains in the west of the USA, its capital is Denver

 
mute - ztlumit
BrE
/'mju:t/
AmE
/'mju:t/

verb - to make a sound more quiet, especially by wrapping the source of the sound in something