toil - dřina, namáhavá práce
BrE
/'tɔɪl/
AmE
/'tɔɪl/

noun, literary - hard, unpleasant work that makes you feel physically tired

 
bottle bank - kontejner na sklo
BrE
/'bɒtl bæŋk/
AmE
/'bɑ:tl bæŋk/

noun, British English - a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled

 
dweller - obyvatel
BrE
/'dwelə/
AmE
/'dwelər/

noun - a person who lives in a particular place

 
cut down - snížit, omezit
BrE
/kʌt'daʊn/
AmE
/kʌt'daʊn/

verb - to reduce the number or amount of something

 
instill - vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/ɪn'stɪl/

verb, American English - to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind

 
instil - vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/ɪn'stɪl/

verb, British English - to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind

 
stand - kiosek, stánek
BrE
/'stænd/
AmE
/'stænd/

noun - a stall or a small shop at which people can buy things or get information, especially in the street or at a market

 
ambient - okolní (teplota, světlo, zvuk, ap.)
BrE
/'æmbiənt/
AmE
/'æmbiənt/

adjective, technical - relating to the surrounding area

 
refer to - odkazovat se, vztahovat se (k něčemu)
BrE
/rɪ'fɜ: tə/
AmE
/fɪ'fɜ:r tə/

verb - to be connected to someone or something

 
refer to - zmiňovat se
BrE
/rɪ'fɜ: tə/
AmE
/fɪ'fɜ:r tə/

verb - to mention or speak about someone or something

 
abacus - počítadlo (s kuličkami)
BrE
/'æbəkəs/
AmE
/'æbəkəs/

noun - a frame with small balls in lines of ten, used for counting

 
counter - hrací kámen, figurka
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

noun - a small object that you move around when playing a board game

 
counter - odporovat, kontrovat
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

verb - to react to something with an opposing opinion

 
ex-con - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒn/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:n/

noun, informal - a person who was in prison for something

 
ex-convict - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒnvɪkt/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:nvɪkt/

noun - a person who was in prison for something