but - ale
BrE
/'bʌt/
AmE
/'bʌt/

conjunction - however, a word used to connect contrasting clauses or phrases

 
back - zpět, zpátky
BrE
/'bæk/
AmE
/'bæk/

adverb - in the opposite direction, to the place where you started

 
alkaline - zásaditý, alkalický
BrE
/'ælkəlaɪn/
AmE
/'ælkəlaɪn/

adjective - having the opposite chemical effect or quality to an acid

 
assassinate - spáchat atentát (na někoho), úkladně zavraždit
BrE
/ə'sæsəneɪt/
AmE
/ə'sæsəneɪt/

verb - to kill an important or famous person (esp. for money)

 
anticipate - předvídat
BrE
/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/
AmE
/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/

verb - to expect that something will happen and prepare for it

answer the phone
answer the phone - zvednout telefon
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə ðə'fəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsər ðə'foʊn/

verb - to pick up the receiver when the phone is ringing

 
apology - omluva
BrE
/ə'pɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:lədʒi/

noun - something that you say to show that you are sorry

approve
approve - schválit, schvalovat, uznat
BrE
/ə'pru:v/
AmE
/ə'pru:v/

verb - to agree and say that something is good or right

alarm
alarm - poplach, alarm
BrE
/ə'lɑ:m/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rm/

noun - a bell or signal that is used to warn people

admire
admire - obdivovat
BrE
/əd'maɪə/
AmE
/əd'maɪər/

verb - to think about something or somebody with respect and pleasure

 
weed out - protřídit, probrat, vyřadit, vytřídit, zbavit se (něčeho nežádoucího)
BrE
/ˌwi:d'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:d'aʊt/

verb - to remove or eliminate something or someone that is unwanted or less desirable from a group, often to improve the overall quality or effectiveness

 
maintenance - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun, British English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

 
alimony - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'æləməni/
AmE
/'æləmoʊni/

noun, American English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together

identity card
identity card - průkaz totožnosti
BrE
/aɪ'dentəti kɑ:d/
AmE
/aɪ'dentəti kɑ:rd/

noun - a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information, people have to carry this card to prove who they are

demonstrate
demonstrate - účastnit se demonstrace, demonstrovat
BrE
/'demənstreɪt/
AmE
/'demənstreɪt/

verb - to take part in an event in which a large group of people march through the street to show their unhappiness about something etc.