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

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

 

surrogate - náhradní (např. matka)

adjective, formal - replacing someone else or something else

daylily - denivka (rostlina)

noun, technical - a plant similar to a lily which has orange or red flowers that bloom for a very short time

 

unblemished - dokonalý, bezvadný, bez vady, neposkvrněný

adjective - not marked or spoiled in any way

 

blemished - problematický, s vadami (vzhledem)

adjective - with small marks that slightly spoil the appearance

 

blemish - pokazit, poskvrnit, poškodit (např. pověst)

verb - to slightly spoil something that is otherwise beautiful

 

blemish - kaz, vada, nedostatek (v reputaci, morální apod.)

noun - a fault in someone's character

 

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