continent
continent - světadíl, kontinent
BrE
/'kɒntɪnənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntɪnənt/

noun - a large mass of land on the planet, usually surrounded by seas and oceans, e.g Europe, Asia etc.

attic
attic - půda, podkroví
BrE
/'ætɪk/
AmE
/'ætɪk/

noun - a room or space under the roof of a house where usually put things they do not need

cash on delivery
cash on delivery - dobírka, placeno dobírkou, na dobírku
BrE
/kæʃ ən dɪ'lɪvəri/
AmE
/kæʃ ən dɪ'lɪvəri/

noun - a way of sending goods so that the recipient has to pay for it when they receive it

cult
cult - sekta, kult
BrE
/'kʌlt/
AmE
/'kʌlt/

noun - an unusual religious group, sometimes one that has a negative influence on its members and the people around

 
congratulations - blahopřeji, blahopřejeme, gratuluji, gratulujeme
BrE
/kəŋˌgrætʃə'leɪʃnz/
AmE
/kəŋˌgrætʃə'leɪʃnz/

phrase - the word you say when you want to show somebody that you are pleased about his/her achievement

zip code
zip code - poštovní směrovací číslo
BrE
/'zɪpkəʊd/
AmE
/'zɪpkoʊd/

noun, American English - a code made up of numbers and/or letters that identifies the place where a letter is sent

 
witness - svědek (na svatbě)
BrE
/'wɪtnəs/
AmE
/'wɪtnəs/

noun - a person who is present at a wedding and signs his name as a proof of the wedding

weed
weed - plevel
BrE
/'wi:d/
AmE
/'wi:d/

noun - a wild plant that grows where you do not want it, esp. in the garden among vegetables etc.

housework
housework - domácí práce, práce (domácí)
BrE
/'haʊswɜ:k/
AmE
/'haʊswɜ:rk/

noun - the kind of work that must be done in a household, such as washing up, ironing, cleaning etc.

joker
joker - žolík
BrE
/'dʒəʊkə/
AmE
/'dʒoʊkər/

noun - a special card in the deck of cards, it usually has a picture of a jester on it

 
invest - investovat
BrE
/ɪn'vest/
AmE
/ɪn'vest/

verb - to put your money in a business, real estate etc. in order to make profit in the future

 
tolerance - tolerance, snášenlivost
BrE
/'tɒlərəns/
AmE
/'tɑ:lərəns/

noun - the ability to respect other people and their opinions etc. especially if they are different from your own

 
obsession - posedlost
BrE
/əb'seʃn/
AmE
/əb'seʃn/

noun - the state of being interested in something too much, in a way that is not normal or healthy

preface
preface - předmluva
BrE
/'prefəs/
AmE
/'prefəs/

noun - a short piece of writing (usually written by a different person) placed before the beginning of a book

 
mass media - masmédia, hromadné sdělovací prostředky, média, médium
BrE
/ˌmæs'mi:diə/
AmE
/ˌmæs'mi:diə/

noun - a means of giving information to many people at the same time, e.g newspapers, television, radio, internet, etc.