Illinois
Illinois - Illinois
BrE
/ˌɪlə'nɔɪ/
AmE
/ˌɪlə'nɔɪ/

noun - a state in the Midwest of the USA, its capital is Springfield, a famous city is Chicago

Michigan
Michigan - Michigan
BrE
/'mɪʃɪgən/
AmE
/'mɪʃɪgən/

noun - a state in the Midwest of the USA, its capital is Lansing, a famous city is Detroit

Eskimo
Eskimo - Eskymák
BrE
/'eskɪməʊ/
AmE
/'eskɪmoʊ/

noun - an Inuit, a member of a people who live in Arctic regions (northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland etc.)

yard
yard - zahrada
BrE
/'jɑ:d/
AmE
/'jɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a piece of ground next to a house, there's usually a wall or a fence around it

 
radius - poloměr
BrE
/'reɪdiəs/
AmE
/'reɪdiəs/

noun - the distance (or a line) from the centre of a circle (or a sphere) to its edge

embankment
embankment - násep, val, nábřeží
BrE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

anchovy
anchovy - ančovička
BrE
/'æntʃəvi/
AmE
/'æntʃoʊvi/

noun - a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.

 
Pharisee - farizej
BrE
/'færɪsi:/
AmE
/'færɪsi:/

noun - a member of an old Jewish cult known for following the Jewish law and traditions very strictly

skis
skis - lyže (mn. č.)
BrE
/'ski:z/
AmE
/'ski:z/

noun - two long narrow pieces of wood or plastic fastened to your boots used for sliding over snow

 
humbug - mystifikace, balamucení
BrE
/'hʌmbʌg/
AmE
/'hʌmbʌg/

noun - a kind of behavior or talk that is not true but tries to make people believe it

 
phosphorus - fosfor
BrE
/'fɒsfərəs/
AmE
/'fɑ:sfərəs/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 15) a poisonous non-metallic element that glows in the dark

patrol
patrol - hlídka (např. policejní)
BrE
/pə'trəʊl/
AmE
/pə'troʊl/

noun - a group (esp. of policemen) that goes somewhere regularly in order to prevent crime in the area

 
icebox - lednička, chladnička
BrE
/'aɪsbɒks/
AmE
/'aɪsbɑ:ks/

noun, American English - a piece of electrical equipment where you store food in order to keep it cold and fresh

excavation
excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání
BrE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

 
suppress - potlačit
BrE
/sə'pres/
AmE
/sər'pres/

verb - to hide something, to put something out of your mind, to try not to think about something