wallpaper
wallpaper - tapeta, tapety
BrE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpə/
AmE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpər/

noun - paper that is stuck to the walls as a decoration

Wales
Wales - Wales
BrE
/'weɪlz/
AmE
/'weɪlz/

noun - the western part of Great Britain, the capital is Cardiff

 
speculation - spekulace
BrE
/ˌspekju'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌspekju'leɪʃn/

noun - a hypothesis about something that is formed with little evidence

the United States
the United States - Spojené státy
BrE
/ðə jʊˌnaɪtɪd'steɪts/
AmE
/ðə jʊˌnaɪt̬ɪd'steɪts/

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 
flattery - lichocení
BrE
/'flætərɪ/
AmE
/'flæt̬əri/

noun - compliments or praise that is used to get someone's attention

runner
runner - běžec
BrE
/'rʌnə/
AmE
/'rʌnər/

noun - a person who runs, an athlete whose sport is running

 
frankincense - kadidlo
BrE
/'fræŋkɪnsens/
AmE
/'fræŋkɪnsens/

noun - a sweet-smelling substance that is burned during religious ceremonies

semicolon
semicolon - středník
BrE
/ˌsemɪ'kəʊlɒn/
AmE
/ˌsemɪ'koʊlən/

noun - the mark ';', it is usually used to connect independent clauses

 
fibre - vlákno
BrE
/'faɪbə/
AmE
/'faɪbər/

noun - a thread, esp. one that is used to make cloth

 
indignant - rozhořčený
BrE
/ɪn'dɪgnənt/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪgnənt/

adjective - annoyed by something which is seen as wrong or unfair

 
homeroom teacher - třídní učitel
BrE
/'həʊmru:m ti:tʃə/
AmE
/'hoʊmru:m ti:tʃər/

noun - (am.) the teacher who is responsible for a particular class

run a temperature
run a temperature - mít teplotu
BrE
/ˌrʌn ə'temprətʃə/
AmE
/ˌrʌn ə'temprətʃər/

verb - to have a body temperature that is higher than normal

run a fever
run a fever - mít horečku
BrE
/ˌrʌn ə'fi:və/
AmE
/ˌrʌn ə'fi:vər/

verb - to have a body temperature that is higher than normal

 
pull leg - tahat za nos
BrE
/ˌpʊl'leg/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'leg/

verb - to trick someone into believing something that is not true

 
patch - flek, skvrna
BrE
/'pætʃ/
AmE
/'pætʃ/

noun - a small spot that is different from the surrounding area