pinch
pinch - špetka
BrE
/'pɪntʃ/
AmE
/'pɪntʃ/

noun - a small amount of salt, sugar etc., the amount that can be picked up between your thumb and index finger

pear
pear - hruška
BrE
/'peə/
AmE
/'per/

noun - a kind of fruit, it is juicy and sweet, it is narrower at one end and wider at the other

radar
radar - radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ:/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r/

noun - a system that can find the position of objects by using radio waves, it is usually used for military purposes

steering wheel
steering wheel - volant, kormidlo
BrE
/'stɪərɪŋwi:l/
AmE
/'stɪrɪŋwi:l/

noun, American English - a round object that is turned in order to change the direction in which a car or ship are travelling

superstitious
superstitious - pověrčivý
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'stɪʃəs/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'stɪʃəs/

adjective - believing that a certain ritual or activity etc. can bring you good or bad luck (e.g. crossing the fingers etc.)

alder
alder - olše
BrE
/'ɔ:ldə/
AmE
/'ɔ:ldər/

noun - a tree of the birch family, it has cone-like fruit and toothed leaves, it grown especially on river banks

 
sodium - sodík
BrE
/'səʊdiəm/
AmE
/'soʊdiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 11) a silvery white element that occurs for example in salt and salt water

torture
torture - mučení
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃə/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃər/

noun - the act of causing someone great pain esp. in order to make them give you information or to punish them

 
A.D. - našeho letopočtu, léta Páně
BrE
/ˌeɪ'di:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ'di:/

phrase - an abbreviation that means 'Anno Domini", used to show that the date we are speaking about was after year zero

 
hunch - předtucha, tušení
BrE
/'hʌntʃ/
AmE
/'hʌntʃ/

noun - the feeling that something is true or that something is going to happen, although there is no evidence of it

list
list - sepsat, napsat soupis (čeho), napsat seznam (čeho)
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

verb - to write down a number of things or people on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

freeze
freeze - ani hnout
BrE
/'friz/
AmE
/'friz/

verb - the word that a policeman (usually with a gun in his hand) uses to tell somebody to stop moving completely

elf
elf - elf
BrE
/'elf/
AmE
/'elf/

noun - a beautiful human-like creature in fantasy books or films, it has pointed ears and usually lives in the woods

 
ad - reklama (krátce), inzerát (krátce)
BrE
/'æd/
AmE
/'æd/

noun - information in the newspapers or Tv etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

 
shackle - okov
BrE
/'ʃækl/
AmE
/'ʃækl/

noun - one of the two metal pieces connected with a chain that are used to tie a prisoner's wrists or ankles