upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
house - koleje
BrE
/'haʊs/
AmE
/'haʊs/

noun - a group of children of different ages that compete against other groups in sports competitions, it is a system in some British schools

 
chain store - řetězový obchod, filiálka
BrE
/'tʃeɪn stɔ:/
AmE
/'tʃeɪn stɔ:r/

noun - a shop that is one of a series of shops that belong to a single company, these shops usually sell the same products

 
godfather - kmotr
BrE
/'gɒdˌfɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌfɑ:ðər/

noun - a man who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godmother - kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌmʌðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌmʌðər/

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godparent - kmotr, kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌpærənt/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌpærənt/

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
petroleum - ropa
BrE
/pə'trəʊliəm/
AmE
/pə'troʊliəm/

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

medicine man
medicine man - šaman
BrE
/'medsn mæn/
AmE
/'medɪsn mæn/

noun - a person (esp. among Native Americans) who is believed to be able to communicate with the spiritual world and has special healing powers

 
spinal cord - mícha
BrE
/'spaɪnl kɔ:d/
AmE
/'spaɪnl kɔ:rd/

noun - an important part of the central nervous system, it is connected to the base of the brain and extends through the vertebral column

 
euphemism - eufemismus, eufemizmus
BrE
/'ju:fəmɪzəm/
AmE
/'ju:fəmɪzəm/

noun - a phrase or a word that is used to replace a word that might offend someone or make them feel unpleasant or embarrassed

 
iodine - jod
BrE
/'aɪədi:n/
AmE
/'aɪədi:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 53) a halogen that is often used in medicine (usually as a disinfectant), it forms black crystals

 
chromium - chrom
BrE
/'krəʊmiəm/
AmE
/'kroʊmiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

 
crouch - přikrčení
BrE
/'kraʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kraʊtʃ/

noun - the position of the body in which the knees and the body is slightly bent so that you are closer to the ground

troll
troll - troll, trol, zlobr
BrE
/'trəʊl/
AmE
/'troʊl/

noun - a large mythical creature appearing in Scandinavian stories and fantasy books (Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling etc.), it is very ugly and lives in caves

 
jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization