bottle bank - kontejner na sklo
BrE
/'bɒtl bæŋk/
AmE
/'bɑ:tl bæŋk/

noun, British English - a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled

 
sick pay - nemocenská
BrE
/'sɪk peɪ/
AmE
/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work

 
assuming - jestliže, za předpokladu že
BrE
/ə'sju:mɪŋ/
AmE
/ə'su:mɪŋ/

conjunction - used to consider a possible situation, so that you can think about what the results might be

 
savings account - spořící účet
BrE
/'seɪvɪŋz əkaʊnt/
AmE
/'seɪvɪŋz əkaʊnt/

noun - an account in a bank that pays interest on the money that you have left in it

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

Easter egg hunt
Easter egg hunt - hledání velikonočních vajíček
BrE
/'i:stəregˌhʌnt/
AmE
/'i:stəregˌhʌnt/

noun - a traditional Easter activity in which children are trying to find eggs hidden in the garden etc.

 
right-wing - pravicový (politicky)
BrE
/'raɪtˌwɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌ'raɪtˌwɪŋ/

adjective - connected with the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market

 
square - čtverečný (např. metr)
BrE
/'skweə/
AmE
/'skwer/

adjective - used after a number with units of measurement of length to express the size of an area

 
half fare - poloviční jizdné
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'feə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'feər/

noun - the sum paid for a journey on public transport, by certain groups such as pensioners, children etc.

 
conservation - šetření, uchování
BrE
/ˌkɒnsə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsər'veɪʃn/

noun - the process of using something (water, gas, etc.) carefully in order not to waste or damage it

 
buoyancy - prosperita
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - (connected with business etc.) the state of being prosperous, of growing or staying at a good level

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 
learn - poučit se
BrE
/'lɜ:n/
AmE
/'lɜ:rn/

verb - to change your attitudes about something because you do not want to make the same mistakes again

 
curator - správce, kurátor
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'kjʊreɪtər/

noun - a person who is in charge of the object in a museum or an art gallery, etc.