upholster
upholster - čalounit, vyčalounit, vypolstrovat, pokrýt potahem (nábytek)
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstər/

verb - to cover an armchair, sofa or other furniture with a special material that makes it comfortable to sit on it

upholstery
upholstery - čalounění, polstrování
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəri/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstəri/

noun - material that is used to cover armchairs or sofas

 
wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí
BrE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɒfi/
AmE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɑ:fi/

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant

 
wake-up call - procitnutí, probuzení, varování, upozornění (že je třeba jednat)
BrE
/'weɪkʌp ˌkɔ:l/
AmE
/'weɪkʌp ˌkɔ:l/

noun - something that happens to you and makes you realize there is a problem and you must do something about it

nightstand
nightstand - noční stolek
BrE
/'naɪtstænd/
AmE
/'naɪtstænd/

noun, American English - a small kind of table next to the bed

 
empathetic - empatický
BrE
/ˌempə'θetɪk/
AmE
/ˌempə'θet̬ɪk/

adjective - showing the ability to understand somebody else's feelings

 
gore - krev, prolitá krev
BrE
/'gɔ:/
AmE
/'gɔ:r/

noun - blood, especially when connected with wounds or violence

 
polarize - polarizovat, rozdělit, rozdělovat
BrE
/'pəʊləraɪz/
AmE
/'poʊləraɪz/

verb - to divide into opposing groups

 
genetics - geneticka
BrE
/dʒə'netɪks/
AmE
/dʒə'net̬ɪks/

noun - the study of genes and the development of the body affected by genes

 
follow through - dokončit, dotáhnout do konce
BrE
/ˌfɒləʊ'θru:/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:loʊ'θru:/

verb - to finish an action that has been started

 
overrun - překonat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'rʌn/

verb - to go past something, to go over something

 
acclaim - uznání, chvála
BrE
/ə'kleɪm/
AmE
/ə'kleɪm/

noun - approval or praise

 
acclaim - uznávat, vychvalovat
BrE
/ə'kleɪm/
AmE
/ə'kleɪm/

verb - to approve of something or someone publicly

 
homebody - domácí povaleč, pecivál
BrE
/'həʊmbədi/
AmE
/'hoʊmbɑ:di/

noun, American English - a person who prefers to spend his time at home

 
pastoral - venkovský
BrE
/'pɑ:stərəl/
AmE
/'pæstərəl/

connected to the countryside and rural life