previously - dříve, předtím

adverb - at an earlier time

 

white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

 

knucklehead - blbeček. pitomec, trouba, hňup

noun, American English, informal - a stupid person

 

spotlight - obrátit pozornost, upozornit (na něco, na někoho)

verb - to direct attention to something or someone

spotlight - zaměřit reflektory (na něco, na někoho)

verb - to light something or someone with a spotlight

 

spotlight - střed zájmu, střed pozornosti

noun - attention of the media or the public

 

fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

 

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

footstool - podnožka, stolička pod nohy

noun - a low piece of furniture that you can put under your feet when sitting