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otázka		odpověď
schadenfreude začněte se učit		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword začněte se učit		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance začněte se učit		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice začněte se učit		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites začněte se učit		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate začněte se učit		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming začněte se učit		describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream
commercial success začněte se učit		something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy začněte se učit		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist začněte se učit		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving začněte se učit		(here) having a strong influence
register začněte se učit		record, count or measure something – like the download of a file
down in the dumps začněte se učit		(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope
imperfection začněte se učit		fault or weakness
gild začněte se učit		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly začněte se učit		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism začněte se učit		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories začněte se učit		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic začněte se učit		learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual začněte se učit		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding začněte se učit		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense začněte se učit		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease) začněte se učit		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression začněte se učit		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour začněte se učit		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative začněte se učit		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly začněte se učit		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination začněte se učit		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels začněte se učit		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant začněte se učit		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic začněte se učit		belief that working hard is morally right
motives začněte se učit		reasons for doing something
makes sense začněte se učit		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity začněte se učit		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned začněte se učit		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded začněte se učit		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous začněte se učit		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies začněte se učit		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies začněte se učit		detailed, thorough and accurate research
prevalence začněte se učit		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema začněte se učit		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase začněte se učit		a large, noticeable rise in the number of something
to put something down to something začněte se učit		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted začněte se učit		with a magical atmosphere
a feat začněte se učit		a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve
a panacea začněte se učit		a cure
potent začněte se učit		strong and powerful
to deploy začněte se učit		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees začněte se učit		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently začněte se učit		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore začněte se učit		a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
admin začněte se učit		short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly
aka začněte se učit		also known as
utility company začněte se učit		a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public
procrastinate začněte se učit		delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
super-doers začněte se učit		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad začněte se učit		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream začněte se učit		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised začněte se učit		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral začněte se učit		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral začněte se učit		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent začněte se učit		good or good enough
extrovert začněte se učit		someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.
introvert začněte se učit		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings začněte se učit		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained začněte se učit		without control or restriction
gaze začněte se učit		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out začněte se učit		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet začněte se učit		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline začněte se učit		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing začněte se učit		giving up or going without something
accustomed začněte se učit		familiar with
creative balance začněte se učit		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind začněte se učit		something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) začněte se učit		feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit začněte se učit		not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules začněte se učit		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern začněte se učit		to rule, to control
to illuminate začněte se učit		to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule) začněte se učit		to break (a rule)
floordrobe začněte se učit		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter začněte se učit		untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) začněte se učit		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental začněte se učit		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift začněte se učit		change
make do and mend začněte se učit		an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something začněte se učit		somebody who is keen on something
endemic začněte se učit		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren začněte se učit		an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost
a predator začněte se učit		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical začněte se učit		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster začněte se učit		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) začněte se učit		comfortable
casualisation začněte se učit		The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
streetwear začněte se učit		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through začněte se učit		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness začněte se učit		the state of being healthy
knobbly začněte se učit		lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety začněte se učit		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection začněte se učit		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape začněte se učit		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with začněte se učit		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening začněte se učit		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) začněte se učit		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop začněte se učit		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug začněte se učit		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate začněte se učit		private and personal
circumvent začněte se učit		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to začněte se učit		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off začněte se učit		compromise
paunch začněte se učit		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny začněte se učit		very thin
willpower začněte se učit		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) začněte se učit		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental začněte se učit		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst začněte se učit		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia začněte se učit		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning začněte se učit		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive začněte se učit		the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct
decades začněte se učit		(here) many years
diluted začněte se učit		made weaker
chronic začněte se učit		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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