cushion - vycpávka, ochrana, ztlumení, polštář
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects one object from hitting another object

 
unwillingly - neochotně, nerad, nedobrovolně
BrE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/
AmE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/

adverb - without wanting to do something

 
improvised - improvizovaný
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/

adjective - made using whatever you can find or is available at the moment

 
stackable - štosovatelný, stohovatelný
BrE
/'stækəbl/
AmE
/'stækəbl/

adjective - intended to be piled on top of one another easily

 
to my liking - podle mých představ, jak to mám rád
BrE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb, formal - the way I like something

 
for my liking - na můj vkus, na mě
BrE
/fəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/fərmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb - exceeding a level that is acceptable for someone

 
spider mite - sviluška (zahradní škůdce)
BrE
/'spaɪdəˌmaɪt/
AmE
/'spaɪdərˌmaɪt/

noun, technical - a very small red spider which attacks harms plants

infestation
infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest
infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ɪn'fest/
AmE
/ɪn'fest/

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

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

 
surrogate - náhradní (např. matka)
BrE
/'sʌrəgət/
AmE
/'sɜ:rəgət/

adjective, formal - replacing someone else or something else

daylily
daylily - denivka (rostlina)
BrE
/'deɪˌlɪli/
AmE
/'deɪˌlɪli/

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
BrE
/ʌn'blemɪʃt/
AmE
/ʌn'blemɪʃt/

adjective - not marked or spoiled in any way

 
blemished - problematický, s vadami (vzhledem)
BrE
/'blemɪʃt/
AmE
/'blemɪʃt/

adjective - with small marks that slightly spoil the appearance

 
blemish - pokazit, poskvrnit, poškodit (např. pověst)
BrE
/'blemɪʃ/
AmE
/'blemɪʃ/

verb - to slightly spoil something that is otherwise beautiful