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

massage
massage - masáž
BrE
/'mæsɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/mə'sɑ:ʒ/

noun - the act of rubbing and pressing someone's body in order to reduce pain or to relax his muscles etc.

 
machine-gun - zastřelit kulometem
BrE
/mə'ʃi:ŋˌgʌn/
AmE
/mə'ʃi:nˌgʌn/

verb - kill someone or to shoot at something using a gun that fires many bullets quickly one after the other

 
rebate - vrácení částky, vrácení peněz
BrE
/'ri:beɪt/
AmE
/'ri:beɪt/

noun - the money that is returned to you when you have paid too much for something, e.g. in taxes etc.

rescuer
rescuer - záchranář
BrE
/'reskju:ə/
AmE
/'reskju:ər/

noun - a person whose job it is to save people from harmful or dangerous situations (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

 
electricity - elektřina, elektrika
BrE
/ɪˌlek'trɪsəti/
AmE
/ɪˌlek'trɪsət̬i/

noun - the power that is produced by power plants, and that is needed to run modern machines, lamps, computers etc.

horseshoe
horseshoe - podkova, koňská podkova
BrE
/'hɔ:sʃu:/
AmE
/'hɔ:rsʃu:/

noun - a piece of metal that is fastened to a hoof of a horse, it looks like the letter 'U'

holiday
holiday - dovolená, prázdniny
BrE
/'hɒlɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'hɑ:lədeɪ/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school or work and can travel and relax instead

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

 
solve - vyřešit, řešit, najít řešení
BrE
/'sɒlv/
AmE
/'sɑ:lv/

verb - to find the answer to a question or problem, to find a way of dealing with a difficult situation

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

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

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