diet
diet - dieta
BrE
/'daɪət/
AmE
/'daɪət/

noun - the food you can eat when you are ill or trying to lose weight

duvet
duvet - peřina, přikrývka
BrE
/'du:veɪ/
AmE
/du:'veɪ/

noun, British English - a large blanket that you use to cover yourself when you are in bed

 
breastbone - hrudní kost, prsní kost
BrE
/'brestˌbəʊn/
AmE
/'brestˌboʊn/

noun - the flat bone that most of the ribs are joined to at the front

rhubarb
rhubarb - rebarbora
BrE
/'ru:bɑ:b/
AmE
/'ru:bɑ:rb/

noun - a garden plant with sour juicy stems that are eaten, put on cakes etc.

 
post box - poštovní schránka
BrE
/'pəʊstˌbɒks/
AmE
/'poʊstˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a box where letters etc. are put in order to be sent by post

pyjamas
pyjamas - pyžamo
BrE
/pə'dʒɑ:məz/
AmE
/pə'dʒæməz/

noun - a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed

 
baby-sitter - chůva, člověk na hlídání dětí, paní na hlídání
BrE
/'beɪbiˌsɪtə/
AmE
/'beɪbiˌsɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who looks after a child while the parents are not at home

 
sward - trávník
BrE
/'swɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɔ:rd/

noun - the top layer of soil where grass grows (and where the grass roots are)

 
chant - zpěv, chvalozpěv
BrE
/'tʃɑ:nt/
AmE
/'tʃænt/

noun - a simple religious song (where only a few words are repeated again and again)

cargo
cargo - náklad
BrE
/'kɑ:gəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:rgoʊ/

noun - the goods that are carried by a large vehicle (e.g. by ship, plane, etc.)

chess piece
chess piece - šachová figurka, hrací kámen (v šachu)
BrE
/'tʃesˌpi:s/
AmE
/'tʃesˌpi:s/

noun - any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)

 
viewfinder - hledáček
BrE
/'vju:faɪndə/
AmE
/'vju:faɪndər/

noun - the part of a camera that helps you find what you are interested in

 
paranoia - paranoia
BrE
/pærə'nɔɪə/
AmE
/pærə'nɔɪə/

noun - a psychological disorder characterized by a feeling that others are trying to harm you

 
hysterical - hysterický, nepříčetný
BrE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/
AmE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/

adjective - being in a state in which you are unable to control your strong emotions

 
in terms of - pokud jde o, z hlediska (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn 'tɜ:mz ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn 'tɜ:rmz ɑ:v/

preposition - a phrase used to specify which particular aspect of something we are talking about