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.

tap
tap - kohoutek (vodovodní etc.)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

noun - a kind of handle that you use to let water flow into the washbasin, bath etc.

 
swat - zaplácnout (hmyz)
BrE
/'swɒt/
AmE
/'swɑ:t/

verb - to kill or hit an insect with the palm of your hand or with something flat

sticker
sticker - nálepka
BrE
/'stɪkə/
AmE
/'stɪkər/

noun - a picture or a piece of text that can be stuck onto the surface of something

ointment
ointment - mast, mazání
BrE
/'ɔɪntmənt/
AmE
/'ɔɪntmənt/

noun - a kind of sticky substance that is rubbed on the skin in order to heal it

station
station - stanice (policejní), policejní stanice
BrE
/'steɪʃn/
AmE
/'steɪʃn/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

mould
mould - plíseň
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/

noun, British English - a fungus that grows on the surface of some (usually organic) things, especially in damp conditions

 
acacia - akácie
BrE
/ə'keɪʃə/
AmE
/ə'keɪʃə/

noun - a tree with small leaves and yellow flowers, it grows in warm parts of the world

shower
shower - párty s dárky, oslava s dárky
BrE
/'ʃaʊə/
AmE
/'ʃaʊər/

noun, American English - a party where people give the host presents (e.g. for a baby when she's pregnant etc.)

 
prom - školní ples, 'maturitní' ples
BrE
/'prɒm/
AmE
/'prɑ:m/

noun - a formal high-school (or college) dance usually held at the end of a school year

 
plagiarism - plagiátorství
BrE
/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/
AmE
/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/

noun - the act of taking someone's words or ideas and using them as if they were yours

fraud
fraud - podvodník
BrE
/'frɔ:d/
AmE
/'frɔ:d/

noun - a person who commits the illegal act of cheating a person in order to get money

 
tribulations - trampoty
BrE
/ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃnz/
AmE
/ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃnz/

noun - troubles, esp. the catastrophic events that a hero in a book / film has to go through

 
trials - trampoty
BrE
/'traɪəlz/
AmE
/'traɪəlz/

noun - troubles, esp. the catastrophic events that a hero in a book / film has to go through

 
uranium - uran
BrE
/jʊ'reɪniəm/
AmE
/jʊ'reɪniəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 92) a highly radioactive metal used e.g. as nuclear fuel