faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 
telegraph - telegraf
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f/
AmE
/'teləgræf/

noun - an old-fashioned way of sending messages

telegraph pole
telegraph pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f 'pəʊl/
AmE
/'teləgræf 'poʊl/

noun, British English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

truncheon
truncheon - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'trʌnʃən/
AmE
/'trʌnʃən/

noun, British English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon