corruption - korupce
BrE
/kə'rʌpʃn/
AmE
/kə'rʌpʃn/

noun - the illegal use of your position of authority for someone's personal gain, usually connected with bribery

 
distance learning - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

sink
sink - umyvadlo, umývadlo
BrE
/'sɪŋk/
AmE
/'sɪŋk/

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, you use it when you wash your hands etc.

 
motivate - motivovat
BrE
/'mɒtɪveɪt/
AmE
/'mɑ:t̬əveɪt/

verb - to give someone the feeling that they want to achieve something, which makes them work hard

 
half-brother - bratr (mající společného jen jednoho rodiče)
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌbrʌðə/
AmE
/'hæfˌbrʌðər/

noun - a boy/man who has the same mother or father as you do (but not both)

 
distance education - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

 
confirmation - biřmování
BrE
/ˌkɒnfə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nfər'meɪʃn/

noun - a religious ceremony in which a person becomes a full member of the church (usually Catholic)

 
corked - chutnající po korku, (být) cítit korkem
BrE
/'kɔ:kt/
AmE
/'kɔ:rkt/

adjective - corked wine smells and tastes bad, because low quality cork has let air into the bottle

 
reconnaissance - průzkum (vojenský), prozkoumávání (vojenské)
BrE
/rɪ'kɒnɪsns/
AmE
/rɪ'kɑ:nəsns/

noun - the act of looking for information about an enemy, esp. by using military units, soldiers etc.

 
Nicholas Cage - Nicholas Cage
BrE
/'nɪkələs'keɪdʒ/
AmE
/'nɪkələs'keɪdʒ/

noun - a popular American movie star, famous for his roles in The Rock, Con Air, National Treasureetc.

emoticon
emoticon - smajlík
BrE
/ɪ'məʊtikɒn/
AmE
/ɪ'moʊt̬ikɑ:n/

noun - a symbol used in emails, instant messages, online chat rooms etc. to express the people's feelings

weather
weather - počasí
BrE
/'weðə/
AmE
/'weðər/

noun - the condition of wind, rain, sunshine, snow etc. at a certain time at a certain place

wall
wall - zeď, stěna
BrE
/'wɔ:l/
AmE
/'wɔ:l/

noun - the side of a room or house, it can be made of bricks or wood etc.

washbasin
washbasin - umyvadlo, umývadlo
BrE
/'wɒʃbeɪsɪn/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃbeɪsɪn/

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, you use it when you wash your hands etc.

cold
cold - nachlazení
BrE
/'kəʊld/
AmE
/'koʊld/

noun - a health problem the symptoms of which are sore throat, cough, runny nose, temperature and headache