stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

truncheon
truncheon - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'trʌnʃən/
AmE
/'trʌnʃən/

noun, British English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

nightstick
nightstick - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/
AmE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/

noun, American English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

opening
opening - volná pracovní pozice, volné místo
BrE
/'əʊpənɪŋ/
AmE
/'oʊpənɪŋ/

noun - a job that is available

pole dancer
pole dancer - tanečnice u tyče
BrE
/'pəʊl dɑ:nsə/
AmE
/'poʊl dɑ:nsər/

noun - a man or woman who dance around an upright pole, usually in a bar or club

paintbrush
paintbrush - štětec (malířský)
BrE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/
AmE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 
representative - charakteristický, typický, reprezentativní
BrE
/ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv/
AmE
/ˌreprɪ'zent̬ət̬ɪv/

adjective - typical of a particular group of things or people

cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 
conical - kuželovitý
BrE
/'kɒnɪkl/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 
faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know