kidnap - unést (člověka)
BrE
/'kɪdnæp/
AmE
/'kɪdnæp/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back

 
abduct - unést (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkt/
AmE
/æb'dʌkt/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back

milling machine
milling machine - frézka, frézovací stroj, obráběcí stroj na kov
BrE
/'mɪlɪŋ mæˌʃi:n/
AmE
/'mɪlɪŋ mæˌʃi:n/

noun, technical - a machine tool used for shaping solid materials, especially metal, by cutting away parts with a rotating tool

 
pre-nup - předmanželská smlouva
BrE
/'pri:nʌp/
AmE
/'pri:nʌp/

noun, informal - short for prenuptial agreement (an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced)

scarecrow
scarecrow - strašák (slaměný), slaměný strašák, strašák na poli
BrE
/'skeəkrəʊ/
AmE
/'skerkroʊ/

noun - a figure made of straw and old clothes that is used to scare birds away from a field etc.

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

spare
spare - rezerva, rezervní pneumatika, náhradní pneumatika
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

noun - an extra tire in your car for when you get a flat one

 
go astray - ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se
BrE
/'gəʊ ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'goʊ ə'streɪ/

verb - to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong

 
rehab - odvykačka, rehabka, rehabilitace, odvykací léčba
BrE
/'ri:hæb/
AmE
/'ri:hæb/

noun, informal - a place where people get help if they have a drug problem etc.

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 
recover - získat nazpět, dostat zpět
BrE
/rɪ'kʌvə/
AmE
/rɪ'kʌvər/

verb - to get something back, especially something you have used, spent, wasted, lost etc.

 
rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne
BrE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government

 
server - server
BrE
/'sɜ:və/
AmE
/'sɜ:rvər/

noun - a central computer that is used by other computers to get information from