optimism - optimismus
BrE
/'ɒptɪmɪzəm/
AmE
/'ɑ:ptəmɪzəm/

noun - the ability to see the good side of everything; a belief in a good end

dashboard
dashboard - palubní deska (auta)
BrE
/'dæʃbɔ:d/
AmE
/'dæʃbɔ:rd/

noun - the board in front of a car with the steering wheel, speedometer and other controls

dial a number
dial a number - vytočit číslo
BrE
/ˌdaɪəl ə'nʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌdaɪəl ə'nʌmbər/

verb - to use your finger to push the buttons or turn the dial on a phone

 
outline - obrys, náčrt
BrE
/'aʊtlaɪn/
AmE
/'aʊtlaɪn/

noun - a drawing that only suggests the shape of something and leaves out all the details

use
use - užitek, použití
BrE
/'ju:s/
AmE
/'ju:s/

noun - the purpose or reason of something, the act of doing something with an object etc.

 
extension - linka (tel.), klapka (tel.)
BrE
/ɪk'stenʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stenʃn/

noun - one of the telephones in a large building which is connected to the central one

tsunami
tsunami - přílivová vlna, tsunami
BrE
/tsu:'nɑ:mi/
AmE
/tsu:'nɑ:mi/

noun - a huge wave in the sea or ocean that destroys houses etc. on the coast

tidal wave
tidal wave - přílivová vlna, tsunami
BrE
/'taɪdl weɪv/
AmE
/'taɪdl weɪv/

noun - a huge wave in the sea or ocean that destroys houses etc. on the coast

twin
twin - dvojče
BrE
/'twɪn/
AmE
/'twɪn/

noun - one of a pair of children born to the same mother at the same time

 
throw - hod, vrh
BrE
/'θrəʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊ/

noun - the act of sending something through air by fast and strong movement of the hand

sundial
sundial - sluneční hodiny
BrE
/'sʌnˌdaɪəl/
AmE

noun - an instrument that indicates what time it is by the shadow cast by the sun

mantis
mantis - kudlanka
BrE
/'mæntɪs/
AmE
/'mænt̬ɪs/

noun - a large green insect, it is known that the female eats the male after mating

tentacle
tentacle - chapadlo
BrE
/'tentəkl/
AmE
/'tent̬əkl/

noun - one of the long soft parts of the body of some animals (such as octopuses)

 
puke - zvracet, dávit se
BrE
/'pju:k/
AmE
/'pju:k/

verb, informal - to empty the contents of your stomach through the mouth, especially when you are sick

digestion
digestion - trávení (potravy)
BrE
/daɪ'dʒestʃən/
AmE
/daɪ'dʒestʃən/

noun - the act of processing food in your body so that the body can use it