cuddly - roztomilý, mazlivý, přítulný
BrE
/'kʌdli/
AmE
/'kʌdli/

adjective - making you want to cuddle it

 
whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout
BrE
/'wɪp aʊt/
AmE
/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění
BrE
/ˌdɒdʒ ə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:dʒ ə'bʊlɪt/

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
blow away - odfouknout
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - (of wind) to carry something away

 
play down - zlehčit, bagatelizovat, zlehčovat
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'daʊn/

verb - to make something seem less important

 
play along - přistoupit na něco, spolupracovat (na oko)
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ə'lɑ:ŋ/

verb - to pretend that you co-operate

 
buoy - nadnášet (ve vodě)
BrE
/'bɔɪ/
AmE
/'bu:i/

verb - to make something float on water

 
transit - projet, přejet
BrE
/'trænzɪt/
AmE
/'trænzɪt/

verb - to pass through or over something

 
picturesque - barvitý (o jazyku)
BrE
/ˌpɪktʃə'resk/
AmE
/ˌpɪktʃə'resk/

adjective - using unusual word to describe something

 
grizzled - prošedivělý
BrE
/'grɪzld/
AmE
/'grɪzld/

adjective - (of hair) starting to turn grey

 
misapply - špatně aplikovat
BrE
/ˌmɪsə'plaɪ/
AmE
/ˌmɪsə'plaɪ/

verb - to use in a wrong way