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otázka		odpověď
a breath of fresh air začněte se učit		someone or something that is new, interesting, and exciting
a grain of truth začněte se učit		a small amount of truth
bouts of anxiety začněte se učit		short periods when you feel very anxious
fit of anger začněte se učit		a sudden strong feeling of anger that you cannot control
fits of laughter začněte se učit		a sudden strong reaction of laughing
glimmer of hope začněte se učit		a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
glimmer of light začněte se učit		a soft weak light that is not steady
hint of bitterness začněte se učit		a slight feeling of anger and unhappiness about something
hint of irony začněte se učit		a small amount of irony
pang of regret začněte se učit		a very strong, sudden feeling of regret
pang of guilt začněte se učit		a very strong, sudden feeling of guilt
round of applause začněte se učit		a period of time when an audience reacts by clapping their hands
school of thought začněte se učit		a way of thinking about a particular subject or idea that is shared by a group of people
scrap of evidence začněte se učit		a small amount of information that helps to prove something
stroke of genius začněte se učit		a very intelligent act or idea
stroke of luck začněte se učit		something that happens by chance and that helps you to achieve something
become a scapegoat začněte se učit		to be blamed for something that is not your fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
be on the same wavelength začněte se učit		to understand the way that another person thinks because you often have the same ideas and opinions as they do
break the stalemate začněte se učit		to stop or end a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree
cherished keepsake začněte se učit		a small object that you like very much and keep in order to remind you of someone or something
employee turnover začněte se učit		the rate at which employees leave an organization and new employees arrive
flaws and shortcomings začněte se učit		faults and problems in something or someone that make them useless or less effective
proofread carefully začněte se učit		to carefully read something written or printed and mark any mistakes so that they can be corrected
sheer willpower začněte se učit		when you only use the ability to control your thoughts and behaviour in order to achieve something
spark a backlash začněte se učit		to cause a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
watershed moment začněte se učit		a time when an event causes an important change to take place
agree to differ začněte se učit		to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more
clear the air začněte se učit		to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
draw the line at (something) začněte se učit		to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
find common ground začněte se učit		to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
get off on the wrong foot začněte se učit		to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
grey area začněte se učit		a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
meet (someone) halfway začněte se učit		to agree to do something that someone wants, if they do something that you want
nail down the finer points začněte se učit		to definitely decide the details of something
sticking point začněte se učit		something that people cannot agree on and that stops them from continuing with a discussion
the bottom line začněte se učit		the most basic fact or issue in a situation
forthcoming začněte se učit		happening or coming soon
prospective začněte se učit		expected or likely to happen or become something
imminent začněte se učit		likely to happen very soon /neg
borne začněte se učit		carried or transported by
grievance začněte se učit		a real or imagined cause for complaint or protest
reproach začněte se učit		criticism or disapproval for doing something wrong
a grain of rice/truth začněte se učit		a very small amount of rice/truth
a speck of dirt začněte se učit		a very small spot or particle of dirt
a drop of whisky začněte se učit		a very small quantity of whisky
a hint of lemon začněte se učit		a very slight amount or suggestion of lemon
scraps (of leftover food) začněte se učit		small pieces of leftover food
a pang of anxiety začněte se učit		a sudden sharp feeling of anxiety
a splinter of wood začněte se učit		a small, thin, sharp piece of wood broken off from a larger piece
a gang of robbers začněte se učit		a group of robbers acting together
a whiff/puff of smoke začněte se učit		a small amount of smoke carried through the air
a suite of rooms začněte se učit		a set of connected rooms
a feat of endurance začněte se učit		an achievement requiring great effort and stamina
a clump of bushes začněte se učit		a group of bushes growing closely together
a medley of tunes začněte se učit		a mixture of different songs or musical pieces
a swarm of bees/gnats začněte se učit		a large group of bees or gnats moving together
a spell of fine weather začněte se učit		a short period of fine weather
a cluster of cottages začněte se učit		a small group of cottages close together
a bundle of laundry/clothes začněte se učit		a collection of clothes or laundry tied or wrapped together
a token of gratitude začněte se učit		something that expresses thankfulness
a litter of puppies/kittens začněte se učit		a group of puppies or kittens born at the same time to the same mother
a bevy of girls/lawyers začněte se učit		a large group of girls or lawyers
a side of bacon/lamb začněte se učit		a large portion or cut of bacon or lamb
a pat of butter začněte se učit		a small, shaped piece of butter
a shoal of herring/mackerel začněte se učit		a large group of herring or mackerel swimming together
a specimen of moon rock/handwriting začněte se učit		an example or sample of moon rock or handwriting
an act of bravery začněte se učit		an action showing great courage
a batch of samples/cupcakes začněte se učit		a quantity of samples or cupcakes produced or handled at the same time
contemptuous začněte se učit		showing strong dislike or disrespect
contemptible začněte se učit		deserving contempt or hatred
definite začněte se učit		clear and certain
definitive začněte se učit		considered to be the best or most complete
liniment začněte se učit		a liquid or lotion rubbed into the skin to relieve pain or stiffness
complacent začněte se učit		showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements
luxuriant začněte se učit		rich and abundant in growth
volatile začněte se učit		likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
voluble začněte se učit		speaking easily and at length
conclusive začněte se učit		proving something and allowing no doubt
continually začněte se učit		happening repeatedly, often in an annoying way
continuously začněte se učit		happening without stopping
intensive začněte se učit		involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time
intense začněte se učit		very strong or extreme
distinctive začněte se učit		having a quality that makes something clearly different and easy to recognize
urbane začněte se učit		polite and sophisticated
credulous začněte se učit		too ready to believe things
credible začněte se učit		able to be believed or trusted
elicit začněte se učit		to draw out a response or reaction
illicit začněte se učit		forbidden by law or rules
infer začněte se učit		to reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
practicable začněte se učit		able to be done or put into practice successfully
appreciable začněte se učit		large enough to be noticed or measured
appreciative začněte se učit		feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure
edible začněte se učit		safe to eat
eatable začněte se učit		good enough to be eaten
deficient začněte se učit		not having enough of something
defective začněte se učit		imperfect or faulty
negligible začněte se učit		so small as to be not worth considering
negligent začněte se učit		failing to take proper care
officious začněte se učit		offering help or advice when it is not wanted or needed
judicious začněte se učit		showing good judgment or sense

PNJA unit 4

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