snowdrift
snowdrift - závěj
BrE
/'snəʊdrɪft/
AmE
/'snoʊdrɪft/

noun - a large and deep heap of snow that was made by the wind

scuba diving
scuba diving - potápění (s dýchacím přístrojem)
BrE
/'sku:bəˌdaɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/'sku:bəˌdaɪvɪŋ/

noun - the activity of going under water with special equipment including an air bottle

suspicious
suspicious - podezíravý
BrE
/səs'pɪʃəs/
AmE
/səs'pɪʃəs/

adjective - not trusting people and thinking that they are not telling the truth etc.

 
peer - šlechtic, lord (ve Sněmovně lordů)
BrE
/'pɪə/
AmE
/'pɪr/

noun - a person of a high social position; a member of the British nobility

pain
pain - bolest
BrE
/'peɪn/
AmE
/'peɪn/

noun - the feeling you have in a part of body that has been hurt

exile
exile - vyhnanství
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

noun - the state of being sent away from your country, especially for political reasons

 
zigzag - klikatit se
BrE
/'zɪgzæg/
AmE
/'zɪgzæg/

verb - to move with a lot of sharp turns to the right and left

washing powder
washing powder - prášek na praní, prací prášek
BrE
/'wɒʃɪŋˌpaʊdə/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃɪŋˌpaʊdər/

noun - the fine powder that is used in a washing machine to wash clothes

watching TV
watching TV - sledování televize
BrE
/'wɒtʃɪŋˌti:'vi:/
AmE
/'wɑ:tʃɪŋˌti:'vi:/

verb - the act of spending time looking at a programme or programmes on TV

 
be grounded - mít zaracha
BrE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/

verb, informal - not to be allowed to leave the house (as a form of punishment)

 
sizer - měřič velikosti
BrE
/'saɪzə/
AmE
/'saɪzər/

noun - something that is used to measure the size of somebody's foot for example

 
short - krátký
BrE
/'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rt/

adjective - not long, not having a large distance from one end to the other

 
thy - tvůj (zast.)
BrE
/'ðaɪ/
AmE
/'daɪ/

pronoun, dated - an archaic or poetic form of the possessive YOUR (used before a consonant)

 
site - webové stránky
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/

noun - a place on the internet containing a set of pages with information etc.

 
promotion - propagace
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the act of advertising a product, making something better known among people etc.