actor
actor - herec
BrE
/'æktə/
AmE
/'æktər/

noun - a person whose job is to appear in a film or theatre

adult
adult - dospělý, dospělák, dospělý člověk
BrE
/'ædʌlt/
AmE
/ə'dʌlt/

noun - a person who is of age, not a child or a teenager

artist
artist - umělec
BrE
/'ɑ:tɪst/
AmE
/'ɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to produce art, e.g. painter, sculptor, etc.

dessert
dessert - dezert, moučník, zákusek
BrE
/dɪ'zɜ:t/
AmE
/dɪ'zɜ:rt/

noun - a sweet dish that is eaten at the end of the meal

 
extract - úryvek, výňatek
BrE
/'ekstrækt/
AmE
/'ekstrækt/

noun - a particular piece of a book, a poem, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like, it is usually printed or published separately

weight
weight - závaží (k vážení či zatížení), činka, kotouč činky
BrE
/'weɪt/
AmE
/'weɪt/

noun - a piece of metal that weighs a particular amount used to measure how heavy something is or to weigh something down; it is also lifted as a sport

 
understudy - záskok (herecký), náhradník (herecký)
BrE
/'ʌndəˌstʌdi/
AmE
/'ʌndərˌstʌdi/

noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform

 
litter - stelivo pro zvířata, podestýlka, kočkolit
BrE
/'lɪtə/
AmE
/'lɪt̬ər/

noun - a substance that is put on the floor for animals to sleep on, or a substance that is put in places which animals, especially cats, use as a toilet

 
magnesium - hořčík
BrE
/mæg'ni:ziəm/
AmE
/mæg'ni:ziəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 12) a light gray metal that produces intense, bright white light when it burns, which is why it is often used in pyrotechnics

salt
salt - sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

dirty tricks
dirty tricks - špinavá hra, nečistá hra
BrE
/ˌdɜ:ti'trɪks/
AmE
/ˌdɜ:rt̬i'trɪks/

noun - activity that is aimed at harming the reputation or success of someone else

 
Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník
BrE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:miˌnaɪf/
AmE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:rmiˌnaɪf/

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 
unimaginable - nepředstavitelný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/

adjective - so strange, big, or extreme that it is hard to understand or believe

tongue twister
tongue twister - jazykolam
BrE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstə/
AmE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstər/

noun - a phrase or sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly

 
incinerate - spálit, spalovat, spálit na popel (hlavně ve spalovně)
BrE
/ɪn'sɪnəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪnəreɪt/

verb, formal - to burn something completely, especially waste material, until it is reduced to ashes