surrogate - náhradní (např. matka)
BrE
/'sʌrəgət/
AmE
/'sɜ:rəgət/

adjective, formal - replacing someone else or something else

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

 
cushion - zmírňující opatření, ochrana (hlavně finanční)
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects someone from being affected by something bad or unpleasant

 
cushion - vycpávka, ochrana, ztlumení, polštář
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects one object from hitting another object

 
unwillingly - neochotně, nerad, nedobrovolně
BrE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/
AmE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/

adverb - without wanting to do something

 
surpassing - mimořádný, výjimečný, nedostižný
BrE
/sə'pɑ:sɪŋ/
AmE
/sər'pæsɪŋ/

adjective - extremely good, much better than anything else

 
neat - super, parádní, bezva
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective, American English, informal - very good, excellent

 
rejuvenate - omladit, osvěžit, oživit
BrE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒu:vəneɪt/

verb - to make someone or something to look better, work better or feel younger

 
fat cat - boháč, zazobanec, papaláš
BrE
/'fætˌkæt/
AmE
/'fætˌkæt/

noun, informal - someone who is very rich (used to show disapproval)

 
easy-peasy - lehounký, snadný, brnkačka
BrE
/ˌi:zi'pi:zi/
AmE
/ˌi:zi'pi:zi/

adjective, informal - very easy (often used by children)

 
chock-a-block - natřískaný, namačkaný, přeplněný
BrE
/ˌtʃɒkə'blɒk/
AmE
/ˌtʃɑ:kə'blɑ:k/

adjective, British English, informal - completely full of things or people

 
chop shop - ilegální dílna (kde rozebírají kradená auta)
BrE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/
AmE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

noun, informal - a place or garage where stolen vehicles are dismantled

 
pome - malvice (plod s jadřincem)
BrE
/'pəʊm/
AmE
/'poʊm/

noun - a type of fruit with many small seeds in the middle (e.g. apples, pears)

 
drupe - peckovice, peckovité ovoce
BrE
/'dru:p/
AmE
/'dru:p/

noun - a type of fruit with a large stone in the middle (e.g. the cherries, apricots)

 
kernel - jádro (ořechu, pecky), zrno (kukuřice)
BrE
/'kɜ:nl/
AmE
/'kɜ:rnl/

noun - the inner part of a nut or stone; the yellow seed of the maize plant