scarecrow
scarecrow - strašák (slaměný), slaměný strašák, strašák na poli
BrE
/'skeəkrəʊ/
AmE
/'skerkroʊ/

noun - a figure made of straw and old clothes that is used to scare birds away from a field etc.

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

spare
spare - rezerva, rezervní pneumatika, náhradní pneumatika
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

noun - an extra tire in your car for when you get a flat one

 
go astray - ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se
BrE
/'gəʊ ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'goʊ ə'streɪ/

verb - to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong

 
rehab - odvykačka, rehabka, rehabilitace, odvykací léčba
BrE
/'ri:hæb/
AmE
/'ri:hæb/

noun, informal - a place where people get help if they have a drug problem etc.

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 
recover - získat nazpět, dostat zpět
BrE
/rɪ'kʌvə/
AmE
/rɪ'kʌvər/

verb - to get something back, especially something you have used, spent, wasted, lost etc.

 
rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne
BrE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government

 
server - server
BrE
/'sɜ:və/
AmE
/'sɜ:rvər/

noun - a central computer that is used by other computers to get information from

 
high - opojení
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

noun - a very happy feeling, usually one you get after you take a drug

A
A - jednička (známka)
BrE
/'eɪ/
AmE
/'eɪ/

noun - the grade you get for an excellent results in a test or exam

reception desk
reception desk - recepce (v hotelu apod.)
BrE
/rɪ'sepʃnˌdesk/
AmE
/rɪ'sepʃnˌdesk/

noun - the place in a hotel where you check in, get your keys, etc.

pocket money
pocket money - kapesné
BrE
/'pɒkɪtˌmʌni/
AmE
/'pɑ:kɪtˌmʌni/

noun - an amount of money that you get to spend for whatever you like