umbilical cord - pupeční šňůra

noun - a flexible tube that connects a developing fetus to the placenta in the womb of a pregnant woman

 

double - sloužit také (navíc), suplovat, plnit funkci (navíc)

verb - to have another function apart from the main one

footstool - podnožka, stolička pod nohy

noun - a low piece of furniture that you can put under your feet when sitting

 

flaming - ohnivý, planoucí

adjective - burning, bright red

 

juicy - atraktivní, lukrativní, výnosný, zajímavý

adjective, informal - attractive because it involves a lot of money or is of high quality

juice - šťáva (z masa)

noun - the liquid that comes out of meat

 

in unison - najednou, současně, jednohlasně

adverb - simultaneously, at the same time, at the same pitch, in perfect agreement

 

unison - shoda, souhra

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

 

spider mite - sviluška (zahradní škůdce)

noun, technical - a very small red spider which attacks harms plants

infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 

the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda

noun - land that has not been civilized

 

cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

 

cushion - zmírňující opatření, ochrana (hlavně finanční)

noun - something that protects someone from being affected by something bad or unpleasant