shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
wait for - čekat na (někoho)
BrE
/weɪt 'fə/
AmE
/weɪt 'fər/

verb - something has been left for you to use or deal with when you arrive

thinking
thinking - myšlení
BrE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/
AmE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/

noun - the process of using your mind to consider a problem or create an idea

 
commercially - komerčně, obchodně
BrE
/kə'mɜ:ʃəli/
AmE
/kə'mɜ:rʃeli/

adverb - in a way that relates to the buying and selling of goods and services

oven glove
oven glove - chňapka, kuchyňská rukavice
BrE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/
AmE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/

noun, British English - a special heatproof glove that is used to take things out of an oven

 
detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka
BrE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/
AmE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 
page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha
BrE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:nə/
AmE
/'peɪdʒˌtɜ:rnər/

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 
cotton wool - vata
BrE
/ˌkɒtn'wʊl/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:tn'wʊl/

noun, British English - a soft mass of cotton-like material that is often used to cleanse skin

 
dependence - závislost
BrE
/dɪ'pendəns/
AmE
/dɪ'pendəns/

noun - the situation in which you need someone or something to survive or be successful

 
acknowledge - potvrdit příjem
BrE
/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/ək'nɑ:lɪdʒ/

verb - to let the person who sent you something know that you have received it

 
milk - vydojit, podojit, vyždímat, ždímat (přeneseně)
BrE
/'mɪlk/
AmE
/'mɪlk/

verb, informal - to get as much money, information or advantage from something or someone as possible

 
entitled - privilegovaný, nadřazený, povýšený
BrE
/ɪn'taɪltld/
AmE
/ɪn'taɪltld/

adjective - feeling that you have the right to something just because of who you are

 
insensitivity - lhostejnost
BrE
/ɪnˌsensə'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ɪnˌsensə'tɪvəti/

noun - a lack of reaction to something, usually because you do not care about it

 
observance - rituál, obřad
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - a ceremony or an act performed to celebrate a religious or other important events

 
observance - dodržování, zachování
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - the act of obeying a law or celebrating something according to a particular custom