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better half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 

other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 

significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 

word order - slovosled

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

 

cut through - prodrat se (něčím), prosekat se (něčím)

verb - to manage to deal with something that slows you down or prevents you from progressing

 

doctor's office - ordinace, ordinace lékaře

noun, American English - the room or rooms where a doctor works

 

homestay - ubytování v rodině

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 

clear-cut - jasný, zřejmý

adjective - clearly seen, definite

 

boiled - vařený

adjective - cooked in boiling water

 

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