introduction - úvod

noun - the first part of a book, letter, etc. that says what the rest of the work is going to be about

 

knocker - klepadlo

noun - a device that is used to hit the door lightly to let the people inside know you are at the door

driver's manual - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, American English - the official set of rules, advice, and information about how to drive and behave on the road (esp. in the UK)

highway code - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, British English - the official set of rules, advice, and information about how to drive and behave on the road (esp. in the UK)

dress - šaty

noun - a piece of women's clothing, it is usually long and covers the body from the shoulders to the knees or below

baseboard - podlahová lišta (mezi stěnou a podlahou)

noun, American English - a narrow wooden board between the wall and the floor inside a room

 

nosebleed - krvácení z nosu

noun - a physiological reaction characterized by the release of blood from the nasal cavity

 

calibre - ráže, kalibr (zbraně, střely)

noun - the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or the diameter of a bullet

 

Crimea - Krym

noun - a peninsula in Eastern Europe on the northern coast of the Black Sea

 

fathom - sáh

noun - the length of 6 feet, often used to measure the depth of water

bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

 

Lazarus - Lazarus

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

 

Tinseltown - Tinseltown (přezdívka Hollywoodu)

noun - a nickname of Hollywood as the center of movie industry in the USA.

anchor - uvádět (v televizi), být moderátor zpráv

verb - to be the person who introduces a programme on TV or the radio

 

anachronism - anachronismus

noun - the fact of placing objects, events, etc. in the wrong period of history