deck
deck - terasa, dřevěná terasa, terasa za domem
BrE
/'dek/
AmE
/'dek/

noun, American English - a wooden floor built outside the back of a house that you can sit and relax on

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
right-wing - pravicový (politicky)
BrE
/'raɪtˌwɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌ'raɪtˌwɪŋ/

adjective - connected with the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market

obelisk
obelisk - obelisk, kamenný sloup
BrE
/'ɒbəlɪsk/
AmE
/'ɑ:bəlɪsk/

noun - a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event

 
sweat out - vypotit
BrE
/'swet aʊt/
AmE
/'swet aʊt/

verb - to make yourself sweat a lot, for instance, when you want to get rid of an illness

 
shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)
BrE
/'ʃru:m/
AmE
/'ʃru:m/

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug

 
cyberbullying - kyberšikana
BrE
/'saɪbəbʊliɪŋ/
AmE
/'saɪbərbʊliɪŋ/

noun - the activity of using the internet to frighten or harm someone, especially by sending them offensive messages

break
break - prázdniny
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school and can travel and relax instead

 
malpractice - pracovní nedbalost, pochybení
BrE
/ˌmæl'præktɪs/
AmE
/mæl'præktɪs/

noun - (esp. of a doctor) to do something wrong by not being careful, by doing something illegal etc.

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

 
weasel out - vykroutit, vyvléct, vymluvit se (z čeho)
BrE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to get out of doing something you are supposed to do or what you promised to do

 
cow - zastrašit, odstrašit, vyděsit
BrE
/'kaʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊ/

verb - to make someone afraid of you in order to make them listen to you or obey you

 
training - trénink, výcvik, školení
BrE
/'treɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnɪŋ/

noun - the process of learning new skills that would help you to do your job or activity better