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otázka		odpověď
die out začněte se učit		to disappear or stop existing completely
dispose of začněte se učit		to get rid of something
draw on začněte se učit		to use something to achieve a particular result
go into začněte se učit		to be put into or utilised
keep from začněte se učit		to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening
kick in začněte se učit		to start or to begin to have an effect
make up začněte se učit		to combine together to form a particular total or result
map out začněte se učit		to plan carefully how something will happen
smooth out začněte se učit		to get rid of problems or difficulties
speed up začněte se učit		to happen more quickly, or to make something happen more quickly
tap into začněte se učit		to manage to use something in a way that brings good results
track down začněte se učit		to find someone or something by searching for a long time
decompression sickness začněte se učit		a serious medical condition caused by returning too quickly to the surface of the sea when diving with breathing equipment
element začněte se učit		a simple chemical substance that consists of only one kind of atom
fluctuations in pressure začněte se učit		changes in the level of pressure
high-voltage začněte se učit		relating to or containing large amounts of electricity
oxidise začněte se učit		to combine with oxygen, or make something combine with oxygen, especially in a way that causes rust
pharmacological začněte se učit		relating to the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs
pollutant začněte se učit		a substance that makes air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty, and is caused by cars, factories etc
specimen začněte se učit		a small amount or piece that is taken from something, so that it can be tested or examined
stable atmosphere začněte se učit		a maintaned or steady atmosphere
vapour začněte se učit		a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated
ventilated začněte se učit		made pleasant by having fresh air inside it
accolade začněte se učit		praise given to someone because people think they are very good, or a prize given to them for their work
bring to life začněte se učit		(with reference to a fictional character or inanimate object) cause to be alive or real
enrapture začněte se učit		to give someone very great pleasure
fatal flaw začněte se učit		a weakness that makes something certain to fail
narrative structure začněte se učit		a literary element generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer
personify začněte se učit		to think of or represent something as a person
pitch at začněte se učit		to aim a product at a particular type of organisation, group of people etc, or to describe it in a particular way, in order to sell it
recount začněte se učit		to tell someone a story or describe a series of events
yarn začněte se učit		a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never really happened
applicable začněte se učit		if something is applicable to a particular person, group, or situation, it affects them or is related to them
classy začněte se učit		fashionable and expensive
convivial začněte se učit		friendly and pleasantly cheerful
duplicitous začněte se učit		deceptive in words or action; deceitful
formative začněte se učit		having an important influence on the way someone or something develops
harmonious začněte se učit		harmonious relationships are ones in which people are friendly and helpful to one another
life-threatening začněte se učit		a life-threatening situation, illness, or injury could cause a person to die
lifelong začněte se učit		continuing or existing all through your life
near-perfect začněte se učit		almost perfect
patronising začněte se učit		speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important
sceptical začněte se učit		doubting whether something is true or right
sought-after začněte se učit		wanted by a lot of people but rare or difficult to get
speechless začněte se učit		unable to speak because you feel very angry, upset etc
allusion začněte se učit		something said or written that mentions a subject, person etc indirectly
asphyxiation začněte se učit		when someone is prevented from breathing
categorisation začněte se učit		the process of putting people or things into categories (= groups with the same features)
clarification začněte se učit		the act of making something clearer or easier to understand, or an explanation that makes something clearer
defection začněte se učit		the act of leaving your own country or group in order to go to or join an opposing one
displacement začněte se učit		when a group of people or animals are forced to leave the place where they usually live
diversity začněte se učit		the fact of including many different types of people or things
espionage začněte se učit		the activity of secretly finding out secret information and giving it to a country’s enemies or a company’s competitors
ignorance začněte se učit		lack of knowledge or information about something
incarnation začněte se učit		a particular physical form or condition of something or someone that is changing or developing
infiltration začněte se učit		the process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves
jingle začněte se učit		a short song used in advertisements
mortality začněte se učit		the number of deaths during a particular period of time among a particular type or group of people
onslaught začněte se učit		strong criticism of someone
premise začněte se učit		a statement or idea that you consider to be true and use to develop other ideas
principal začněte se učit		someone who is in charge of a school
principle začněte se učit		a moral rule or belief about what is right and wrong, that influences how you behave
sentiment začněte se učit		an opinion or feeling you have about something
sophistication začněte se učit		the quality of being complicated or made with great skill
upbringing začněte se učit		the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up
wisdom začněte se učit		whether something is sensible
adhere to začněte se učit		to behave according to a rule, agreement etc
amend začněte se učit		to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken
ascribe začněte se učit		to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc
complement začněte se učit		to make a good combination with someone or something else
deter začněte se učit		to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results
ensure začněte se učit		to make certain that something will happen properly
fulfil začněte se učit		to do or provide what is necessary or needed
hone začněte se učit		to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it
outrun začněte se učit		to develop more quickly than something else
proscribe začněte se učit		to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done
face head on začněte se učit		to confront a problem directly and openly
fall into a category začněte se učit		to belong to or be part of a particular group, area of responsibility, range of things, or type of things
fulfil a need začněte se učit		to do or provide what is necessary or needed
hazard a guess začněte se učit		to say something that is only a guess
make an assumption začněte se učit		to think something is true although you have no definite proof
(be) under no illusion začněte se učit		to be fully aware of the true state of affairs
be in operation začněte se učit		to be functioning, operating or being active
have time to kill začněte se učit		to have nothing to do for a particular period
in pursuit of začněte se učit		when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something in a determined way
in some circles začněte se učit		in certain social or professional groups
(second) night running začněte se učit		if something happens for the second night running, it happens two nights in a row
blissfully unaware začněte se učit		to be be blissfully unaware is to be happier not knowing the truth about something
blisteringly hot začněte se učit		extremely hot
endlessly versatile začněte se učit		having an infinite number of different uses
exclusively used začněte se učit		used only (e.g. by a certain group)
fiercely competitive začněte se učit		determined or trying extremely hard to be more successful than other people or businesses
fully alert začněte se učit		able to see, understand, and act in a particular situation to a high degree
infinitely preferable začněte se učit		much better or more suitable
instantly recognisable začněte se učit		very easy to recognise
intricately carved začněte se učit		engraved with a lot of complicated details
notoriously difficult začněte se učit		if something is notoriously difficult, it is well known that it is not easy
painstakingly decorated začněte se učit		decorated in a very careful and thorough way
strikingly similar začněte se učit		unusually and noticeably similar
universally known začněte se učit		known by everyone
widely believed začněte se učit		according to most people's belief
button up začněte se učit		to fasten something with buttons, or to be fastened with buttons
derive from začněte se učit		to develop or come from something
dispose of začněte se učit		to get rid of something
freak out začněte se učit		to suddenly become very anxious, upset, or afraid, or to make someone do this
keep up with začněte se učit		to know about the latest facts, information, and products in a particular area
pass something on začněte se učit		to give something to your children through your genes
stick to (a routine) začněte se učit		to keep using or doing one particular thing and not change to anything else
take on začněte se učit		to acquire or be burdened with something
anaesthetic začněte se učit		a drug that stops you feeling pain
aversion začněte se učit		a strong dislike of something or someone
circuit/circuitry začněte se učit		electrical connections
commodity začněte se učit		a product that is bought and sold
cotton wool začněte se učit		a soft mass of cotton, used for cleaning the skin, wounds etc
detour začněte se učit		a way of going from one place to another that is longer than the usual way
loop začněte se učit		a shape like a circle in a piece of wire, string etc
occupant začněte se učit		someone who lives in a house, room etc
octave začněte se učit		the range of musical notes between the first note of a scale and the last one
pitch začněte se učit		how high or low a note or other sound is
suffrage začněte se učit		the right to vote in national elections
vapour začněte se učit		a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated
doubtless začněte se učit		used when saying that something is almost certain to happen or be true
downside začněte se učit		the negative part or disadvantage of something
drawback začněte se učit		a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product etc
forego začněte se učit		to not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable
meantime začněte se učit		in the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past
never-ending začněte se učit		seeming to continue for a very long time
outlook začněte se učit		what is expected to happen in the future
overcome začněte se učit		to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something
overview začněte se učit		a short description of a subject or situation that gives the main ideas without explaining all the details
ownership začněte se učit		the fact of owning something
setback začněte se učit		a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were
shortcoming začněte se učit		a fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful or effective than they should be
troublesome začněte se učit		causing problems, in an annoying way
upbeat začněte se učit		positive and making you feel that good things will happen
viewpoint začněte se učit		a particular way of thinking about a problem or subject
affectionate začněte se učit		showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about them
crippling začněte se učit		causing so much damage or harm that something no longer works or is no longer effective
detectable začněte se učit		that can be noticed or discovered
distressing začněte se učit		making you feel very upset
eligible začněte se učit		someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age
evolutionary začněte se učit		relating to the way in which plants and animals develop and change gradually over a long period of time
exquisite začněte se učit		extremely beautiful and very delicately made
fluffy začněte se učit		very light and soft to touch
heavy-duty začněte se učit		heavy-duty materials, pieces of equipment etc are very strong and not easily damaged
squeaky začněte se učit		making very high noises that are not loud
stringent začněte se učit		a stringent law, rule, standard etc is very strict and must be obeyed
underlying začněte se učit		the cause that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unmanly začněte se učit		not thought to be suitable for or typical of a man
defy začněte se učit		to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do
dodge začněte se učit		to move quickly to avoid someone or something
forgo začněte se učit		to not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable
peer začněte se učit		to look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it
trigger začněte se učit		to make something start to happen
deprivation začněte se učit		the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy
drop off začněte se učit		to go to sleep
hypersomnia začněte se učit		a sleep disorder in which someone sleeps for very long periods and is always very tired during the day
nap začněte se učit		a short sleep, especially during the day
nocturnal začněte se učit		being active or happening at night rather than during the day
restorative začněte se učit		making you feel healthier or stronger
shut-eye začněte se učit		sleep
tuck someone up začněte se učit		to make someone comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them
wind down začněte se učit		to rest and relax after a lot of hard work or excitement
bark an order začněte se učit		to tell someone to do something in a loud angry voice
be in good company začněte se učit		if you say that someone is in good company, you mean that they should not be ashamed of a mistake or opinion, because it is shared by many others, or by someone important or successful
for the time being začněte se učit		for a short period of time, but not permanently
glimmer of hope začněte se učit		a small sign of hope
it got me thinking začněte se učit		it made me think
no takers? začněte se učit		if there are no takers for something, no one accepts or is willing to do what is being asked
on a practical note začněte se učit		speaking in a practical way
run in families začněte se učit		if something such as a quality, disease, or skill runs in the family, many people in that family have it
spark an idea začněte se učit		to initiate or be the impetus of an idea
summon up the courage začněte se učit		if you summon up your courage, strength etc, you try to be brave, strong etc even though it is difficult
the heart of the problem začněte se učit		the most central and important part of a problem

LEXIS 7 I 8

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