earwig
earwig - škvor
BrE
/'ɪəwɪg/
AmE
/'ɪrwɪg/

noun - a small brown insect with a long body and two pincers at the end of the body

 
ell - loket (míra)
BrE
/'el/
AmE
/'el/

noun, dated - a unit that was used to measure length, it is about the length of a man's arm

 
deal with - zabývat se (čím)
BrE
/'di:l wɪð/
AmE
/'di:l wɪð/

verb - to be about something, to have something as its subject, to be on the topic of something

drill
drill - vrtačka
BrE
/'drɪl/
AmE
/'drɪl/

noun - an instrument that is used to make small round holes into a wall, piece of wood etc.

disaster
disaster - neštěstí, pohroma, katastrofa
BrE
/dɪ'zɑ:stə/
AmE
/dɪ'zæstər/

noun - an terrible event (such as an earthquake, fire etc.) that brings a lot of damage or harm

desert
desert - poušť, pustina
BrE
/'dezət/
AmE
/'dezərt/

noun - a dry piece of land usually covered with sand and no or almost no vegetation or life

describe
describe - popsat
BrE
/dɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/dɪ'skraɪb/

verb - to say what you can see in/at something, to give a picture of something in words

chandelier
chandelier - lustr (ozdobný)
BrE
/ˌʃændə'lɪə/
AmE
/ˌʃændə'lɪr/

noun - a kind of light fastened to the ceiling, usually with more light bulbs, often ornate and decorative

cooker
cooker - vařič, sporák
BrE
/'kʊkə/
AmE
/'kʊkər/

noun, British English - a piece of kitchen equipment that has an oven and electric or gas rings to cook on

basilisk
basilisk - bazilišek
BrE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/
AmE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

bath mat
bath mat - rohož v koupelně
BrE
/'bɑ:θ mæt/
AmE
/'bæθ mæt/

noun - a piece of material that you put on the floor (esp. in the bathroom) to prevent slipping

business card
business card - vizitka, navštívenka
BrE
/'bɪznɪs kɑ:d/
AmE
/'bɪznɪs kɑ:rd/

noun - a paper card with your name, the name of your company and phone numbers, website address etc.

ballpoint pen
ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero
BrE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/
AmE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

blues
blues - blues
BrE
/'blu:z/
AmE
/'blu:z/

noun - a kind of vocal and instrumental music that evolved in the USA from African spirituals and worksongs

briefs
briefs - slipy, kalhotky
BrE
/'bri:fs/
AmE
/'bri:fs/

noun - men's or women's underwear that covers the parts between the waist and the top of the legs