brace
brace - rovnátko (zubní)
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

noun - a system of wires that are put in the mouth to make the teeth grow straight (usually plural)

 
prequel - předehra, dílo dějově umístění před děj jiného díla (např. filmového)
BrE
/'pri:kwəl/
AmE
/'pri:kwəl/

noun - a book, a movie etc. whose story is placed before the events of the previous book, movie, etc.

area
area - plocha, rozloha, obsah (např. trojúhelníku)
BrE
/'eəriə/
AmE
/'eriə/

noun - the amount of space inside a shape (square, triangle etc.) or the size of a piece of land

 
polygamy - polygamie
BrE
/pə'lɪgəmi/
AmE
/pə'lɪgəmi/

noun - the state of being married to more than one person at the same time (illegal in most societies)

headstand
headstand - stoj na hlavě
BrE
/'hedstænd/
AmE

noun - the act of standing on your head in the vertical position, supported by your hands or your forearms

 
mutual - vzájemný
BrE
/'mjutʃuəl/
AmE
/'mjutʃuəl/

adjective - shared by two or more parties, done by one party to the other and the other way round

 
element - živel
BrE
/'eləmənt/
AmE
/'eləmənt/

noun - one of the key things that people believed the world was build of (water, earth, fire and air)

 
cleft palate - rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth

 
insecurity - nejistota
BrE
/ˌɪnsə'kjʊərɪti/
AmE
/ˌɪnsə'kjʊərɪt̬i/

noun - the feeling you have when you are not safe, the state of not being confident about your abilities

 
warrant - zatykač
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

noun - a legal document from the court that tells the police to arrest someone, search his/her house etc.

Ascension
Ascension - nanebevstoupení (náb.)
BrE
/ə'senʃn/
AmE
/ə'senʃn/

noun - the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven on the 40th day after resurrection, a Christian holiday celebrating this

Florida
Florida - Florida
BrE
/'flɒrɪdə/
AmE
/'flɑ:rɪdə/

noun - a state in the South of the USA, its capital is Tallahassee, a well known city is Miami

Washington
Washington - Washington
BrE
/'wɒʃɪŋtən/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃɪŋt̬ən/

noun - a state on the west coast of the USA, its capital is Olympia, a famous city is Seattle

 
fantasy - fantasy (literatura)
BrE
/'fæntəsi/
AmE
/'fænt̬əsi/

noun - the genre of literature that usually involves magic and magical creatures, e.g. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS etc.

 
promotion - proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop