scare the daylights out of - vyděsit k smrti
BrE
/ˌskeə ðə 'deɪlaɪts aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌskeər ðə 'deɪlats aʊt əv/

verb, informal - to scare someone very much

 
sugar-coat - zaobalit, přikrášlit, učinit přijatelnějším
BrE
/'ʃʊgəkəʊt/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərkoʊt/

verb - to describe something as more pleasant or positive than it really is

mashed potatoes
mashed potatoes - bramborová kaše
BrE
/ˌmæʃt pɒ'teɪtəʊz/
AmE
/ˌmæʃt pɒ'teɪt̬oʊz/

noun - boiled potatoes that have been mixed with milk and crushed until smooth

bells and whistles
bells and whistles - serepetičky, vychytávky, atraktivní doplňky
BrE
/ˌbelz ən'wɪslz/
AmE
/ˌbelz ən'wɪslz/

noun, informal - extra features of a product that may be attractive but not necessary

 
span - časové rozpětí, interval
BrE
/'spæn/
AmE
/'spæn/

noun - a period of time between two dates

proposal
proposal - žádost o ruku
BrE
/prə'pəʊzl/
AmE
/prə'poʊzl/

noun - when someone asks someone else to marry them

 
glisten - třpytit se, lesknout se
BrE
/'glɪsn/
AmE
/'glɪsn/

verb - to be shiny (to reflect light)

 
spiderweb - pavoučí síť
BrE
/'spaɪdəweb/
AmE
/'spaɪdərweb/

noun - a structure like a net made by a spider to catch insects

 
learn - poučit se
BrE
/'lɜ:n/
AmE
/'lɜ:rn/

verb - to change your attitudes about something because you do not want to make the same mistakes again

 
gloat - mít škodolibou radost, usmívat se (vítězoslavně či škodolibě)
BrE
/'gləʊt/
AmE
/'gloʊt/

verb - to show that you are happy about your success or about someone else's failure

fly
fly - letět (letadlem), létat (letadlem)
BrE
/'flaɪ/
AmE
/'flaɪ/

verb - to travel by plane

spoon
spoon - tulit se k sobě, přitulit se
BrE
/'spu:n/
AmE
/'spu:n/

verb, informal - to lie together with someone with both bodies facing the same direction and knees bent slightly, fitting together like two spoons

tap dancing
tap dancing - step (tanec)
BrE
/'tæpˌdɑ:nsɪŋ/
AmE
/'tæpˌdænsɪŋ/

noun - a kind of dancing where you wear special shoes that make sounds as you move around the floor

 
travesty - fraška, parodie, výsměch
BrE
/'trævəsti/
AmE
/'trævəsti/

noun - something that is really bad, and usually much worse than expected

haberdashery
haberdashery - galanterie
BrE
/'hæbədæʃəri/
AmE
/'hæbərdæʃəri/

noun, British English - a shop where they sell things for making clothes or accessories, or the goods sold in such shops