beatlemania - Beatles mánie
BrE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/
AmE
/bi:tl'meɪniə/

noun - a word that was invented in order to describe the wild enthusiasm of the Beatles' fans

shard
shard - krovka
BrE
/'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rd/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

elytron
elytron - krovka
BrE
/'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
/'elɪtrɑ:n/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

 
decider - rozhodující zápas, rozhodující gól
BrE
/dɪ'saɪdə/
AmE
/dɪ'saɪdər/

noun, British English - the game, goal, race, etc. that will decide which player or team wins in the competition

 
martial law - stanné právo
BrE
/'mɑ:ʃl 'lɔ:/
AmE
/'mɑ:rʃl 'lɔ:/

noun - a situation in which the army of a country is in charge instead of the police

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

gamble
gamble - risk, hazard
BrE
/'gæmbl/
AmE
/'gæmbl/

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success

 
herself - sama sebe, sama sobě, se
BrE
/hɜ:'self/
AmE
/hɜ:r'self/

pronoun - a reflexive pronoun that is used when 'she' is the subject as well as the object

 
April Fool's Day - Apríl
BrE
/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/ˌeɪprəl 'fu:lz ˌdeɪ/

noun - the 1st of April, the day when people in many countries play tricks on each other

housekeeping
housekeeping - úklidová služba, služba pro údržbu pokojů (např. v hotelu)
BrE
/'haʊski:pɪŋ/
AmE
/'haʊski:pɪŋ/

noun - the department of a hotel, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms

 
soundcheck - zvuková zkouška
BrE
/'saʊndtʃek/
AmE
/'saʊndtʃek/

noun - the process of checking that everything (all the equipment etc.) is ready for a concert etc.

 
stimulation - stimulace, podnět, podnícení, povzbuzení
BrE
/ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/

noun - the act of making somebody/something more active, the act of making somebody feel certain emotions

 
Beauxbatons - Krásnohůlky
BrE
/'bəʊbətɒn/
AmE
/'boʊbətɑ:n/

noun - (Harry Potter) the school whose girl students took part in the Tri-Wizard Tournament at Hogwarts

old-fashioned
old-fashioned - staromódní
BrE
/ˌəʊld'fæʃnd/
AmE
/ˌoʊld'fæʃnd/

adjective - dressing like people dressed in the past, having ideas like people had in the past etc.

 
society - společnost
BrE
/sə'saɪəti/
AmE
/sə'saɪət̬i/

noun - the people who live in a country etc. who have the same customs, laws, traditions etc.