arabesque
arabesque - arabeska
BrE
/ærə'besk/
AmE
/ærə'besk/

noun - a ballet pose in which the dancer is standing on one leg and the other leg stretches straight behind him

rook
rook - věž (v šachu)
BrE
/'rʊk/
AmE
/'rʊk/

noun - a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard

couch
couch - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'kaʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kaʊtʃ/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

fur
fur - kožešina
BrE
/'fɜ:/
AmE
/'fɜ:r/

noun - the skin of a dead animal with the hair still on it that is usually used to make coats etc.

wheel
wheel - volant, kormidlo
BrE
/'wi:l/
AmE
/'wi:l/

noun - a round object that is turned in order to change the direction in which a car or ship are travelling

victim
victim - oběť
BrE
/'vɪktɪm/
AmE
/'vɪktɪm/

noun - a person who is hurt or killed in an accident etc; a person against whom a crime has been committed

taste
taste - ochutnat, ochutnávat
BrE
/'teɪst/
AmE
/'teɪst/

verb - to put something (usually food or drink) in your mouth in order to test if it is good or not

bib
bib - bryndáček, slintáček, bryndák
BrE
/'bɪb/
AmE
/'bɪb/

noun - a piece of cloth that you tie under a baby's chin to protect the baby's clothes while it is eating

apostrophe
apostrophe - apostrof
BrE
/ə'pɒstrəfi/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:strəfi/

noun - the mark ('), it is used to mark the place where a word has been shortened (e.g. isn't, I've, he's etc.)

torch
torch - pochodeň, louč
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a thing (usually a piece of wood) which is burning on one end and can be carried to give light

salad
salad - salát
BrE
/'sæləd/
AmE
/'sæləd/

noun - a kind of cold food that is made up of many different kinds of raw vegetables and sometimes mayonnaise etc.

sofa
sofa - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'səʊfə/
AmE
/'soʊfə/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

sharpener
sharpener - ořezávátko, brousek
BrE
/'ʃɑ:pnə/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rpnər/

noun - a small object or a tool that is used to make something sharp (such as a pencil, a knife etc.)

background
background - pozadí
BrE
/'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/'bækgraʊnd/

noun - the part of a picture or the view that is behind the things that you can see in the front

 
keeper - brankář
BrE
/'ki:pə/
AmE
/'ki:pər/

noun - (Harry Potter) the player of Quidditch whose job is to prevent opponent players from getting the Quaffle through the hoops