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otázka		odpověď
a rule of thumb začněte se učit		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value začněte se učit		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck začněte se učit		be very annoying
be in the public eye začněte se učit		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music začněte se učit		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand začněte se učit		to be closely connected
lose your head začněte se učit		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye začněte se učit		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky začněte se učit		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary začněte se učit		very famous and admired
musty začněte se učit		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious začněte se učit		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying začněte se učit		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of začněte se učit		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread začněte se učit		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out začněte se učit		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) začněte se učit		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together začněte se učit		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) začněte se učit		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up začněte se učit		to prepare a document
fit in with začněte se učit		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) začněte se učit		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) začněte se učit		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out začněte se učit		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up začněte se učit		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into začněte se učit		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off začněte se učit		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up začněte se učit		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on začněte se učit		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round začněte se učit		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot začněte se učit		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty začněte se učit		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity začněte se učit		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch začněte se učit		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect začněte se učit		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings začněte se učit		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze začněte se učit		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd začněte se učit		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity začněte se učit		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding začněte se učit		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny začněte se učit		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack začněte se učit		the recorded music from a film
spiral začněte se učit		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack začněte se učit		a neat pile of things
swish začněte se učit		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) začněte se učit		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value začněte se učit		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value začněte se učit		to increase in price or worth
in circulation začněte se učit		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) začněte se učit		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change začněte se učit		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin začněte se učit		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise začněte se učit		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple začněte se učit		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload začněte se učit		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign začněte se učit		to change the design of something
bear in mind začněte se učit		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason začněte se učit		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of začněte se učit		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs začněte se učit		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with začněte se učit		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end začněte se učit		to have nothing to do
at a stretch začněte se učit		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance začněte se učit		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens začněte se učit		disorganised and confused
by all accounts začněte se učit		according to what a lot of people say
by default začněte se učit		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means začněte se učit		not at all
in action začněte se učit		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with začněte se učit		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element začněte se učit		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time začněte se učit		very soon or very quickly
in turn začněte se učit		as a result of something
in vain začněte se učit		without success
at breakneck speed začněte se učit		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery začněte se učit		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb začněte se učit		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling začněte se učit		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block začněte se učit		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety začněte se učit		including every part
yours truly začněte se učit		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal začněte se učit		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic začněte se učit		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut začněte se učit		certain or definite
continuously začněte se učit		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional začněte se učit		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist začněte se učit		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed začněte se učit		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory začněte se učit		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible začněte se učit		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable začněte se učit		extremely useful
laughable začněte se učit		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic začněte se učit		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical začněte se učit		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking začněte se učit		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted začněte se učit		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish začněte se učit		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary začněte se učit		standing still instead of moving
tactile začněte se učit		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable začněte se učit		definitely true or certain
undignified začněte se učit		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable začněte se učit		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity začněte se učit		the desire to know about something
dependence on začněte se učit		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly začněte se učit		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought začněte se učit		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy začněte se učit		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb začněte se učit		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch začněte se učit		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection začněte se učit		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative začněte se učit		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription začněte se učit		words that are written or cut in something
proponent začněte se učit		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest začněte se učit		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry začněte se učit		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold začněte se učit		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile začněte se učit		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax začněte se učit		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound začněte se učit		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack začněte se učit		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile začněte se učit		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo začněte se učit		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding začněte se učit		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple začněte se učit		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass začněte se učit		to go around something
cater for začněte se učit		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned začněte se učit		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of začněte se učit		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair začněte se učit		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track začněte se učit		to leave the planned route
gravel začněte se učit		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for začněte se učit		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion začněte se učit		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia začněte se učit		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up začněte se učit		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch začněte se učit		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post začněte se učit		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference začněte se učit		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter začněte se učit		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon začněte se učit		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule začněte se učit		very small
radius začněte se učit		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus začněte se učit		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical začněte se učit		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological začněte se učit		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with začněte se učit		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous začněte se učit		funny and enjoyable
misconception začněte se učit		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport začněte se učit		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death začněte se učit		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility začněte se učit		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as začněte se učit		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on začněte se učit		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over začněte se učit		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) začněte se učit		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) začněte se učit		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up začněte se učit		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify začněte se učit		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood začněte se učit		almost certainly
get the impression (that) začněte se učit		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) začněte se učit		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) začněte se učit		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk začněte se učit		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for začněte se učit		used when saying that something is very good
advise against začněte se učit		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing začněte se učit		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating začněte se učit		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query začněte se učit		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) začněte se učit		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality začněte se učit		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub začněte se učit		a small bush with several woody stems
gale začněte se učit		a very strong wind
riverside začněte se učit		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency začněte se učit		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out začněte se učit		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) začněte se učit		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable začněte se učit		easy to notice
debatable začněte se učit		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable začněte se učit		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible začněte se učit		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable začněte se učit		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible začněte se učit		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively začněte se učit		used for suggesting something different
assumption začněte se učit		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial začněte se učit		helpful or useful
endurance začněte se učit		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication začněte se učit		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal začněte se učit		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief začněte se učit		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on začněte se učit		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book začněte se učit		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing začněte se učit		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore začněte se učit		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade začněte se učit		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose začněte se učit		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood začněte se učit		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat začněte se učit		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears začněte se učit		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line začněte se učit		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) začněte se učit		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back začněte se učit		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar začněte se učit		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts začněte se učit		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill začněte se učit		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse začněte se učit		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock začněte se učit		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit začněte se učit		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms začněte se učit		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with začněte se učit		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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