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otázka		odpověď
impartial začněte se učit		,not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice
realistic začněte se učit		,judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen
disclose začněte se učit		,to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
unsubstantiated začněte se učit		,not proved to be true
insubstantial začněte se učit		,not solid, large, strong or definite
footage začněte se učit		,film or video showing a particular event
murder začněte se učit		,the crime of deliberately killing someone
assassination začněte se učit		,the act of murdering an important person
character assassination začněte se učit		,an unfair attack on someone’s character
bend the truth začněte se učit		,to say something that is not completely true
credible začněte se učit		,deserving or able to be believed or trusted
creditable začněte se učit		,deserving praise or approval
publicity stunt začněte se učit		,something that is only done to get publicity
interpretation začněte se učit		,the way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someone’s actions etc.
interplay začněte se učit		,the way in which two people or things affect each other
brief začněte se učit		,to give (someone) all the information about a situation that they will need
disclose začněte se učit		,to make (something) publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
substantiate začněte se učit		,to prove the truth of (something that someone has said, claimed etc.)
misrepresent začněte se učit		,to deliberately give a wrong description of (someone’s opinions or of a situation)
smear začněte se učit		,to tell an untrue story about (someone important) in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers
pitch začněte se učit		,to present an idea or concept to someone in a way that they will accept it
probe začněte se učit		,to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know
unearth začněte se učit		,to find (information or the truth about something or someone)
expose začněte se učit		,to show the truth about (someone or something), especially when it is bad
proofread začněte se učit		,to read through (something that is written or printed) in order to correct any mistakes in it
sensationalise začněte se učit		,to deliberately make (something) seem as strange, exciting or shocking as possible – used to show disapproval
plagiarise začněte se učit		,to take words or ideas from another person’s work and use them in your work, without stating that they are not your own
as clear as day začněte se učit		,very easy to see or understand
put your finger on something začněte se učit		,to know or be able to explain exactly what is wrong, different or unusual about a situation
crystal clear začněte se učit		,very easy to see or understand
in plain English začněte se učit		,in clear and simple words, without using technical language
as clear as mud začněte se učit		,used humorously to say that something is very difficult to understand
a hidden agenda začněte se učit		,the secret purpose behind a plan or activity that you do not tell other people about – used to show disapproval
panic attack začněte se učit		,a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly
traumatic začněte se učit		,a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time
bring someone out in a cold sweat začněte se učit		,to make someone very nervous or frightened
a daunting prospect začněte se učit		,a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the, future, that is frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
churn začněte se učit		if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened
debilitating začněte se učit		making you ill or weak
get a buzz out of something začněte se učit		to get a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure or success from doing something
rush začněte se učit		a sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting
exhilaration začněte se učit		a feeling of being happy, excited and full of energy
thrill začněte se učit		a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this
self-conscious začněte se učit		worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
self-contained začněte se učit		a self-contained flat has its own kitchen and bathroom
self-control začněte se učit		the ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc.
self-effacing začněte se učit		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-esteem začněte se učit		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-explanatory začněte se učit		clear and easy to understand without needing any more explanation
self-indulgent začněte se učit		allowing yourself to have or do things that you enjoy but do not need, especially if you do this too often
self-inflicted začněte se učit		self-inflicted pain, problems, illnesses etc. are those you have caused yourself
self-made začněte se učit		a self-made man or woman has become successful and rich by their own efforts, not by having money given to them
self-pity začněte se učit		the feeling of being sad and depressed because you think that something unfair or unpleasant has happened to you – used to show disapproval
self-reinforcing začněte se učit		strengthening your own existing feelings, behaviour or opinions
self-reliant začněte se učit		able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people
self-righteous začněte se učit		proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people – used to show disapproval
self-sacrificing začněte se učit		deciding not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else
a strong sense of duty začněte se učit		a feeling that you have to do something because it is morally or legally right
prior work experience začněte se učit		the previous experience you have had of working in a particular type of job
exorbitant rent začněte se učit		an exorbitant rent (= money paid to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else) is much higher than it should be
mutual support začněte se učit		mutual support is support that two or more people give each other
an untapped resource začněte se učit		something useful that is available but has not yet been used
on a regular basis začněte se učit		at the same time each day, week, month etc., or often
household chores začněte se učit		small jobs that you have to do regularly in a home, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
have a profound impact on something začněte se učit		to have a very important or strong effect or influence on something
muted začněte se učit		a muted reaction to something is not expressed strongly
vibrant začněte se učit		full of activity or energy in a way that is exciting and attractive
rich začněte se učit		full of interesting or important features, facts, events or ideas
fleeting začněte se učit		lasting for only a short time
fuzzy začněte se učit		if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear
vivid začněte se učit		vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc. are so clear that they seem real
odour začněte se učit		a smell, especially an unpleasant one
aroma začněte se učit		a strong pleasant smell
crystal-clear začněte se učit		completely clear
blurry začněte se učit		difficult to see because the edges are not clear
crisp začněte se učit		food that is crisp is pleasantly hard or firm when you bite it; weather that is crisp is cold and dry
faint začněte se učit		difficult to see, hear, smell etc.
fluffy začněte se učit		(appearing to be) very light and soft to touch
hazy začněte se učit		air that is hazy is not clear because there is a lot of smoke, dust or mist in it
indistinct začněte se učit		an indistinct sound, image or memory cannot be seen, heard or remembered clearly
mellow začněte se učit		mellow wine or fruit has a smooth pleasant taste
metallic začněte se učit		a metallic noise sounds like pieces of metal hitting each other; a metallic colour shines like metal
muffled začněte se učit		muffled sounds cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come from behind a door or wall
musty začněte se učit		a musty room, house or object has an unpleasant smell, because it is old and has not had any fresh air for a long time
pungent začněte se učit		having a strong taste or smell
resonant začněte se učit		a resonant sound is deep, loud and clear, and continues for a long time
savoury začněte se učit		a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
shrill začněte se učit		a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant
silky začněte se učit		soft, smooth, and shiny like silk; a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when trying to persuade someone to do something
succulent začněte se učit		juicy and good to eat
textured začněte se učit		having a surface that is not smooth
blare začněte se učit		to make a very loud unpleasant noise
bloodcurdling začněte se učit		extremely frightening
blotchy začněte se učit		covered in coloured marks
bristly začněte se učit		bristly hair is short and stiff
crinkly začněte se učit		having a lot of small lines or folds
clank začněte se učit		if a metal object clanks, it makes a loud heavy sound
clatter začněte se učit		if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise
ear-splitting začněte se učit		very loud
fleecy začněte se učit		soft and woolly, or looking soft and woolly
piquant začněte se učit		having a pleasantly spicy taste
starlit začněte se učit		made brighter by light from the stars
willowy začněte se učit		tall, graceful thin and
reach a compromise začněte se učit		to achieve an agreement after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
give and take začněte se učit		a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want
make a concession on something začněte se učit		to allow someone to have something in order to end an argument or a disagreement
stick to your guns začněte se učit		to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
dig your heels in začněte se učit		to refuse to do something in spite of other people’s efforts to persuade you
split the difference začněte se učit		to agree on an amount that is exactly between two amounts that have been mentioned
a bargaining chip začněte se učit		something that one person or group in a business deal or political agreement has, that can be used to gain an advantage in the deal
find common ground začněte se učit		to identify facts, features or beliefs that are shared by people or things that are very different
break the deadlock začněte se učit		to finally resolve a disagreement which could not be settled

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