cardiac arrest - srdeční zástava
BrE
/'kɑ:diæk ə'rest/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdiæk ə'rest/

noun - a state in which the heart stops beating

 
pit - vypeckovat, odstranit pecku
BrE
/'pɪt/
AmE
/'pɪt/

verb, American English - to take the stone out of a fruit

 
underway - probíhající, v procesu, v plném proudu
BrE
/ˌʌndə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'weɪ/

adjective - in progress, happening at the moment, having started

congestion
congestion - zácpy (na silnici), hustý provoz, ucpané silnice, zácpa
BrE
/kən'dʒestʃən/
AmE
/kən'dʒestʃən/

noun - heavy traffic, the state of being very crowded

 
day - den
BrE
/'deɪ/
AmE
/'deɪ/

noun - the time when there's light, opposite of 'night'

 
dependency - závislost
BrE
/dɪ'pendənsi/
AmE
/dɪ'pendənsi/

noun - the state of relying on someone for something

 
civil servant - státní zaměstnanec
BrE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:vənt/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:rvənt/

noun - a person who works in the civil service

 
lustre - lesk, třpyt
BrE
/'lʌstə/
AmE
/'lʌstər/

noun - light being reflected on the surface of something

 
burn out - vyhořet, spálit
BrE
/ˌbɜ:n'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rn'aʊt/

verb - to destroy the inside of something by fire

viewership
viewership - diváci (televizní)
BrE
/'vju:əʃɪp/
AmE
/'vju:ərʃɪp/

noun - the people who watch a particular TV programme

 
green light - zelená (na semaforu)
BrE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/

noun - the traffic light that tells drivers to go

 
red light - červená (na semaforu)
BrE
/ˌred'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌred'laɪt/

noun - the traffic light that tells drivers to stop

 
threshold - hranice, prahová hodnota
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - the level at which something starts to happen

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future