reservation
reservation - rezervace, zamluvení
BrE
/rezə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/rezər'veɪʃn/

noun - the fact that you have booked seats in a theatre or a room in a hotel, etc. in advance

road
road - silnice, cesta
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - the surface specially made for cars and lorries etc. to travel on, it is usually black with white lines

phone box
phone box - telefonní budka
BrE
/'fəʊnˌbɒks/
AmE
/'foʊnˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a large box standing in the street etc. which you can enter and where you can use a telephone

pupil
pupil - zornice, panenka (oční)
BrE
/'pju:pl/
AmE
/'pju:pl/

noun - a small opening in the middle of your eye, it looks black and it can get smaller or bigger

 
famine - hladomor, hlad
BrE
/'fæmɪn/
AmE
/'fæmɪn/

noun - a long period of time when people have nothing to eat, causing the death of a lot of people

sweat
sweat - potit se
BrE
/'swet/
AmE
/'swet/

verb - to let drops of liquid come through the skin when it is hot or when you do hard work

stationery
stationery - papírnické zboží, psací potřeby
BrE
/'steɪʃənri/
AmE
/'steɪʃəneri/

adjective - the kind of goods such as paper, pens, pencils etc. that you use for writing or in an office

 
love at first sight - láska na první pohled
BrE
/'lʌv ət 'fɜ:st 'saɪt/
AmE
/'lʌv ət 'fɜ:rst 'saɪt/

phrase - a personal experience of falling in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time

poker
poker - pohrabáč
BrE
/'pəʊkə/
AmE
/'poʊkər/

noun - a long metal instrument used to move the coal or wood in a fire (to make it burn better)

poplar
poplar - topol
BrE
/'pɒplə/
AmE
/'pɑ:plər/

noun - a tall fast-growing tree, it is often grown in windbreaks (rows of trees providing shelter from the wind)

mortgage
mortgage - hypotéka
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

noun - a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security

 
security - ochranka
BrE
/sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
AmE
/sɪ'kjʊərət̬i/

noun - a department or a group of people responsible for keeping safe the property of a company or an institution

 
oath - přísaha
BrE
/'əʊθ/
AmE
/'oʊθ/

noun - an official promise to do something, esp. at a court of law when you promise to tell the truth

 
tin - cín
BrE
/'tɪn/
AmE
/'tɪn/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 50) a silvery white metal used in many different alloys, for example bronze

 
silicon - křemík
BrE
/'sɪlɪkən/
AmE
/'sɪlɪkən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 14), a non-metallic element that is used for example in electronic circuits