ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

 
round off - zaokrouhlit (nahoru nebo dolů)
BrE
/ˌraʊnd'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌraʊnd'ɑ:f/

verb - to change an exact number to the nearest whole number

 
round down - zaokrouhlit dolů
BrE
/ˌraʊnd'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌraʊnd'daʊn/

verb - to reduce an exact number to the nearest whole number

 
round up - zaokrouhlit nahoru
BrE
/ˌraʊnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌraʊnd'ʌp/

verb - to increase an exact number to the nearest whole number

 
propulsion - pohon
BrE
/prə'pʌlʃn/
AmE
/prə'pʌlʃn/

noun - a farce that pushes a vehicle forward

 
defuse - zneškodnit (bombu, ap.)
BrE
/di:'fju:z/
AmE
/di:'fju:z/

verb - to prevent a bomb from exploding

 
defuse - zklidnit, uklidnit
BrE
/di:'fju:z/
AmE
/di:'fju:z/

verb - to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer

charcoal
charcoal - dřevěné uhlí
BrE
/'tʃɑ:kəʊl/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:rkəʊl/

noun - a hard, black substance obtained by burning wood without much air, can be used as fuel

 
sizable - značný, poměrně velký
BrE
/'saɪzəbəl/
AmE
/'saɪzəbəl/

adjective, American English - fairly large

 
sizeable - značný, poměrně velký
BrE
/'saɪzəbl/
AmE
/'saɪzəbl/

adjective, British English - fairly large

 
stodgy - těžko stravitelný (jídlo)
BrE
/'stɒdʒi/
AmE
/'stɑ:dʒi/

adjective - (of food) difficult to digest

 
inherent - neodmyslitelný, vlastní
BrE
/ɪn'herənt/
AmE
/ɪn'herənt/

adjective - existing as a natural part of something

 
fast asleep - tvrdě spící
BrE
/fɑ:st ə'sli:p/
AmE
/fæst ə'sli:p/

phrase - sleeping very deeply

 
painstaking - mimořádně pečlivý, důkladný
BrE
/'peɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'peɪnzteɪkɪŋ/

adjective - (of an investigation, research) done extremely carefully

 
garden center - zahradnictví
BrE
/'gɑ:dn sentə/
AmE
/'gɑ:rdn sentər/

noun, American English - a shop where you can buy plants, gardening tools, seeds, etc.