scare the daylights out of - vyděsit k smrti

verb, informal - to scare someone very much

mashed potatoes - bramborová kaše

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

bells and whistles - serepetičky, vychytávky, atraktivní doplňky

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

 

span - časové rozpětí, interval

noun - a period of time between two dates

spoon - tulit se k sobě, přitulit se

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 - step (tanec)

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

haberdashery - galanterie

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

 

gallantry - galantnost

noun - polite attention usually given by men to women

 

operate - ovládat, manipulovat (s čím), používat, obsluhovat

verb - to make something work or be in action

 

triathlete - triatlonista

noun - someone who competes in a triathlon

 

treat - pozvání na vlastní útratu (vždy s přivlastňovacím zájmenem)

noun - an occasion when you pay for something for someone

 

remote-controlled - dálkově ovládaný

adjective - controlled from a distance by using radio signals etc.

 

mount - přimontovat, připevnit, přidělat, nasadit

verb - to attach something to something so it can be used

mount - vylézt, vystoupat na, vyšplhat na

verb - to climb up onto something

have second thoughts - rozmýšlet si, váhat, mít pochybnosti

verb - start to doubt something, to think about it again