basilisk
basilisk - bazilišek
BrE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/
AmE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

 
overlook - mít výhled na
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'lʊk/

verb - to be in a place from which you can easily see over something or down on something

university
university - univerzita
BrE
/ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sɪti/
AmE
/ˌju:nə'vɜ:rsɪt̬i/

noun - a kind of higher school where you study for a degree, e.g. to be a doctor etc.

mourn
mourn - oplakávat, truchlit, naříkat
BrE
/'mɔ:n/
AmE
/'mɔ:rn/

verb - to cry and be very sad for somebody who has died or something which has been lost

 
spare - náhradní
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)

 
theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

 
weather forecast - předpověď počasí
BrE
/ˌweðə 'fɔ:kɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌweðər'fɔ:rkæst/

noun - a TV or radio programme which informs people about what the weather is going to be like

ladyship
ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 
consumable - spotřební
BrE
/kən'sju:məbl/
AmE
/kən'su:məbl/

adjective - referring to items or products that are intended to be used up or depleted in the course of normal use or consumption

computer
computer - počítač
BrE
/kəm'pju:tə/
AmE
/kəm'pju:t̬ər/

noun - a machine that can be used to do maths, type, draw, play games, watch videos, listen to music, surf the internet etc.

 
estimate - odhad
BrE
/'estɪmət/
AmE
/'estɪmət/

noun - an opinion or a preliminary calculation of how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be etc.

gossip
gossip - drbna
BrE
/'gɒsɪp/
AmE
/'gɑ:sɪp/

noun - a person who likes to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, which doesn't always have to be true

drawer
drawer - zásuvka (u nábytku), šuplík
BrE
/'drɔ:ə/
AmE
/'drɔ:ər/

noun - a part of a piece of furniture (e.g. a desk) that can be pulled out and things can be put in

 
sickie - den marodění (hlavně předstíraného)
BrE
/'sɪki/
AmE
/'sɪki/

noun, British English, informal - a day off work or school taken by someone who claims to be ill but actually is not