berth
berth - lůžko (na lodi, ve vlaku), spací kupé
BrE
/'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/'bɜ:rθ/

noun - a place where you can sleep on a ship or on a train

bounce
bounce - poskakovat, nadskakovat, pohupovat se, skákat (na něčem)
BrE
/'baʊns/
AmE
/'baʊns/

verb - to jump up and down on something repeatedly

 
buoyancy - schopnost plavat, schopnost udržet se na hladině
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - the state of being able to float

scatter cushion
scatter cushion - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'skætəˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərˌkʊʃn/

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

throw pillow
throw pillow - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'θrəʊˌpɪləʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊˌpɪloʊ/

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

blemish
blemish - skvrnka, skvrna (vada), kaz, vada (na vzhledu)
BrE
/'blemɪʃ/
AmE
/'blemɪʃ/

noun - a mark on something that makes it look less beautiful

 
put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)
BrE
/ˌpʊt jə 'fɪŋgə ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt jər 'fɪŋgər ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
unhook - odepnout, sundat (něco co drží na háček)
BrE
/ʌn'hʊk/
AmE
/ʌn'hʊk/

verb - to undo the hooks on clothes or to remove something from a hook

 
lead astray - svést na špatnou cestu, uvést v omyl
BrE
/'li:d ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ə'streɪ/

verb - to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do bad things, to make somebody believe something that is not true

 
mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)
BrE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/
AmE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

contract
contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

 
seasick - pociťující nevolnost na lodi, trpící mořskou nemocí
BrE
/'si:sɪk/
AmE
/'si:sɪk/

adjective - feeling like you're going to vomit because of traveling on a boat

 
get down - kleknout si, sklonit se, padnout na zem
BrE
/ˌget'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌget'daʊn/

verb - to lower your body to the ground

mole
mole - mateřské znaménko, pigmentová skvrna, znaménko (na kůži)
BrE
/'məʊl/
AmE
/'moʊl/

noun - a small dark spot on the skin