candy striper - dobrovolník v nemocnici, dobrovolnice v nemocnici

noun, American English, informal - a volunteer worker in a hospital (usually a young female)

 

voluntarily - dobrovolně

adverb - because you want to do it and not because you have to

 

carrion - mršina

noun - the decaying flesh of dead animals

upended - vzhůru nohama, obrácený na záda

adjective - turned upside down

upend - obrátit (vzhůru nohama), otočit (vzhůru nohama), obrátit se (vzhůru nohama)

verb - to turn something upside down, to turn upside down

 

draconian - drakonický, velmi přísný

adjective - very strict (esp. in connection with laws)

retiree - důchodce, penzista

noun, American English - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 

reassuringly - povzbudivě

adverb - in a way that makes you less worried about something

 

reassuring - povzbudivý, uklidňující, konejšivý

adjective - making you feel less worried about something

 

tourist class - turistická třída

noun - the cheaper and less comfortable class in a plane

 

neighbour - sousedit, být sousedem

verb - to be located next to something else

 

weak - slabý, slabošský (povahou)

adjective - easily influenced by others; without much power

 

AI - umělá inteligence (zkr.)

noun - (abbreviation) artificial intelligence

 

post-haste - ihned, co nejdříve, jakmile to bude možné

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

 

stat - ihned, okamžitě

adverb, informal - a word used in medical jargon meaning 'as soon as possible'