NATURE

zbavování se zaměstnanců

1. The legacy carriers cut costs by shedding employees and slashing pay and benefits for their remaining workers. (COCA)
   
2. Most are already in the process of shedding employees as they mechanize, computerize and in general try to become more competitive. (COCA)
3. Airlines are cutting US flights, shedding employees, putting off plane orders and even talking about combinations. (Google)

krátkosrstý

Stepson, a short-haired cat of some unaccountable breed, jumps up beside me on the seat. BNC

In the mid-' 60s he was a short-haired, fast-talking comedian who influenced a generation of stand-ups. Times

On the stage, the short-haired woman in the pantsuit nodded and pulled the mic to her lips. COCA

ticho v noci

Madame Tammy needed complete silence at night so she could sit in a chair and replenish herself with hope. COCA

He recalls the absolute silence at night along the roadside. COCA

I used to cry in silence at night for my family. Times

od samého počátku civilizace

All that has been going on since the dawn of civilisation is that man has, in effect, been doing just that. BNC

Terrorism has been used by hierarchies and dissidents since the dawn of civilisation. Google

Meditation has been used since the dawn of civilisation by most Eastern cultures as a way of acheiving spiritual enlightenment. Google

slepýš

I am in the graveyard where nothing lives but the slow-worm. BNC

A streak of white, like a slow-worm, stretched itself along the horizon. BNC

With a smooth and shiny snake-like body, the slow-worm is quite distinctive. Google

slimáci a plži, hlemýždi, šneci

Now Yona the hedgehog was near-by, looking for slugs and snails in the marshes. BNC

This time of year is heaven on earth for slugs and snails. COCA

I try to get rid of the large number of slugs and snails which have got into my compost bin. BNC

mazaný jako liška

1. Be as sly as a fox and beat the competition at their own game by checking out Mac Prices before you head out to shop for anything. (Google)
2. Their successful dispersion is testimony to the adaptability and intelligence that are manifest in the hackneyed though appropriate aphorism "sly as a fox. (Google)
3. You could say he's as sly as a Fox, but he's not really trying to be sly. (Google)

nakřečkovat si, nahrabat si

1. I squirreled away some money. (Google)
   
2. Because one person wants to squirrel away every extra penny, and then youve got the extravagant one. (COCA)
   
3. There's a limit, after all, to the things you can squirrel away in your basement and garage. (COCA)

subtropická příroda

What is the subtropical wilderness located in florida? Google

The Everglades is the largest subtropical wilderness in the country. COCA

We'll camp at Flamingo, a unique subtropical wilderness threatened by pollution. COCA

krmit, kojit mladé

Mammals animals with mammary glands that suckle their young. BNC

They rise up from the water to suckle their young. COCA

Indeed, much of the time mother mammals do carry, groom, and suckle their young. COCA