lion
lion - lev
BrE
/'laɪən/
AmE
/'laɪən/

noun - a large animal from Africa or Asia, it looks like a big cat and eats other animals, people say it is the King of animals

jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

bolt
bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

hostage
hostage - rukojmí
BrE
/'hɒstɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hɑ:stɪdʒ/

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants

signpost
signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel
BrE
/'saɪnpəʊst/
AmE
/'saɪnpoʊst/

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.

doormat
doormat - rohož, rohožka
BrE
/'dɔ:mæt/
AmE
/'dɔ:rmæt/

noun - a thing that you usually put on the floor in front of your door, people can clean their shoes on it before they go in

reptile
reptile - plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

 
nickel - nikl
BrE
/'nɪkl/
AmE
/'nɪkl/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 28) a silvery-white metal similar to iron, it is used in many different alloys and in galvanizing iron

 
chlorine - chlor
BrE
/'klɔ:ri:n/
AmE
/'klɔ:ri:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

 
ending - koncovka
BrE
/'endɪŋ/
AmE
/'endɪŋ/

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

saloon
saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.

on
on - na
BrE
/'ɒn/
AmE
/'ɑ:n/

preposition - a preposition that expresses that something is in contact with the surface of something, attached to something, in contact with something, lying on something etc.

Chinese whispers
Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (dětská hra)
BrE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspəz/
AmE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspərz/

noun - a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along

rip current
rip current - zpětný proud (v moři)
BrE
/'rɪpˌkʌrənt/
AmE
/'rɪpˌkɜ:rənt/

noun - a strong, narrow flow of water moving away from the shore, which can pull swimmers out to sea, it is dangerous and often hard to see

tender boat
tender boat - přístavní člun, zásobovací loď, průvodní plavidlo, výsadkový člun
BrE
/'tendəˌbəʊt/
AmE
/'tendərˌboɒʊt/

noun, formal - a small boat used to transport people or supplies between a larger vessel (such as a cruise ship or yacht) and the shore or another vessel