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

 

barbed - ostnatý, s ostny, s háčky

adjective - having sharp points which may curve backwards

 

digest - výběr, výtah (toho podstatného)

noun - a short text that gives the most important facts and details of a longer piece of writing

 

digest - vstřebat, zpracovat (informaci)

verb - to understand new information

bias - ovlivnit

verb - to influence someone's opinion, judgment etc.

 

bias - zkreslení

noun - a systematic error or distortion in research findings

 

bias - zaměření

noun - an interest in one particular thing rather than other things

 

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

cloak - zahalit, zakrýt, přikýt

verb - to cover or hide something or somebody

 

hold up - zdvihnout, zvednout, držet zdvihnuté, ukázat, ukazovat

verb - to show something by lifting it up, to keep something lifted up

 

hold up - přepadnout (se zbraní), vyloupit (se zbraní)

verb - to rob (a bank etc.) using guns

 

hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)