boiled - vařený

adjective - cooked in boiling water

 

word order - slovosled

noun - the arrangement of words in a phrase, a clause or a sentence

 

unnaturally - nepřirozeně

adverb - differently from what is expected or considered normal

pincushion - jehelníček

noun - a very small fabric pad, filled with soft material, that you use to stick pins in

scatter cushion - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)

noun, British English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

throw pillow - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)

noun, American English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

 

cry wolf - bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach

verb - to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later

 

privately - soukromě

adverb - in a private way

 

in private - v soukromí, mezi čtyřma očima

adverb - with no one else present

 

privately - v soukromí, mezi čtyřma očima

adverb - with no one else present

 

derail - překazit, zmařit

verb - to stop something planned from happening

 

private detective - soukromý detektiv

noun - a detective that you can pay to find out information

 

torque - točivý moment

noun, technical - a twisting force that causes something to rotate

 

apprehend - zatknout, zadržet

verb, formal - (of the police) to catch and arrest someone

 

bearing - ložisko

noun, technical - a part of a machine that makes other parts move smoothly and easily over each other