knock
knock - klepat, zaklepat
BrE
/'nɒk/
AmE
/'nɑ:k/

verb - to hit a door with your hand in order to make the people inside open the door for you

 
nourish - vyživovat, dodávat živiny, živit
BrE
/'nʌrɪʃ/
AmE
/'nʌrɪʃ/

verb - to provide a plant, an animal, a person etc. with what they need in order to live and grow

 
compost - kompostovat
BrE
/'kɒmˌpɒst/
AmE
/'kɑ:mˌpoʊst/

verb - to put add something on a pile of decaying leaves, plants, food etc. to be used as a fertilizer

answering machine
answering machine - záznamník, telefonní záznamník
BrE
/'ɑ:nsərɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/
AmE
/'ænsərɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/

noun - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

 
limp - kulhat
BrE
/'lɪmp/
AmE
/'lɪmp/

verb - to walk with difficulty when your leg has been injured, to walk as if your leg has been injured

massage
massage - masáž
BrE
/'mæsɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/mə'sɑ:ʒ/

noun - the act of rubbing and pressing someone's body in order to reduce pain or to relax his muscles etc.

go skiing
go skiing - jít lyžovat
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'ski:ɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'ski:ɪŋ/

verb - to spend some time moving over snow on long narrow pieces of wood or plastic fastened to your boots

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

 
sacrifice - obětovat
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/

verb - to give up something that you consider to be important for something that you think is even more important

spell
spell - kouzlo
BrE
/'spel/
AmE
/'spel/

noun - a piece of magic done in order to have some kind of effect; magical words meant to cause something

sniff
sniff - čichat, čenichat, čuchat
BrE
/'snɪf/
AmE
/'snɪf/

verb - to let air into your nose quickly and with a sound, esp. when you are trying to smell something

 
answerphone - záznamník, telefonní záznamník
BrE
/'ɑ:nsəˌfəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsərˌfoʊn/

noun, British English - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

 
cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)
BrE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)

 
oath - přísaha
BrE
/'əʊθ/
AmE
/'oʊθ/

noun - an official promise to do something, esp. at a court of law when you promise to tell the truth

missionary
missionary - misionář
BrE
/'mɪʃənri/
AmE
/'mɪʃəneri/

noun - a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture