alternate - střídavý (pravidelně)
BrE
/ɔ:l'tɜ:nət/
AmE
/'ɔ:ltərnət/

adjective - happening one thing after the other repeatedly

 
painless - bezbolestný
BrE
/'peɪnləs/
AmE
/'peɪnləs/

adjective - causing no pain

stock cube
stock cube - kostka bujónu, kostkový bujón
BrE
/'stɒk kju:b/
AmE
/'stɑ:k kju:b/

noun, British English - a small cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, used for making soups or sauces

bouillon cube
bouillon cube - kostka bujónu, kostkový bujón
BrE
/'bu:jɒn kju:b/
AmE
/'bu:jɑ:n kju:b/

noun, American English - a small cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, used for making soups or sauces

 
good riddance - naštěstí je to pryč, dobře, že je to pryč
BrE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/
AmE
/ˌgʊd'rɪdəns/

phrase - a phrase we use when we are glad we lost something or we got rid of something

 
pendulum - kyvadlo
BrE
/'pendʒələm/
AmE
/'pendʒələm/

noun - a long straight part of a clock with a weight at the end which swings from side to side

 
vertebrate - obratlovec
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪbrət/
AmE
/'vɜ:rtɪbrət/

noun, technical - an animal that has a backbone

catfish
catfish - sumec
BrE
/'kætfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kætfɪʃ/

noun - a type of fish that have long hairs around their mouths

 
secret agent - tajný agent, špión
BrE
/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person whose job is to find out secret information for a government or other organization

 
defuse - zneškodnit (bombu, ap.)
BrE
/di:'fju:z/
AmE
/di:'fju:z/

verb - to prevent a bomb from exploding

 
defuse - zklidnit, uklidnit
BrE
/di:'fju:z/
AmE
/di:'fju:z/

verb - to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer

charcoal
charcoal - dřevěné uhlí
BrE
/'tʃɑ:kəʊl/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:rkəʊl/

noun - a hard, black substance obtained by burning wood without much air, can be used as fuel

 
sizable - značný, poměrně velký
BrE
/'saɪzəbəl/
AmE
/'saɪzəbəl/

adjective, American English - fairly large

 
sizeable - značný, poměrně velký
BrE
/'saɪzəbl/
AmE
/'saɪzəbl/

adjective, British English - fairly large

 
stodgy - těžko stravitelný (jídlo)
BrE
/'stɒdʒi/
AmE
/'stɑ:dʒi/

adjective - (of food) difficult to digest