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zastavit, odvvrátit (katastrofu)

to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily

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stave off (a disaster)
- He managed to stave off the invaders
- The medicine helped stave off the symptoms of the illness

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odvrátit

to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming or coming close to you

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to ward off

  • In the winter I take vitamin C to ward off colds.
  • She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.
    The umbrella warded off the rain, keeping me dry.
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vlakové spojení
a rail connection, as between two main routes

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rail links

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nepostradatelný
so important that you can not manage without it/them

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indispensable

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ill, especially in a way that makes you unable to do something

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indisposed

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rozhorčený, pobouřený
Feeling or expressing strong displeasure or righteous anger at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.

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indignant

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large, heavy and possibly hard to read book

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tome

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generic book, section of a tome, can be a guide for example, periodical
- single book that is part of a larger collection

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volume

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zpochybnit

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dispute (a claim)
- If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.

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předejít něčemu
- to prevent something from happening by acting first

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forestall
- The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet

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to prevent something bad from happening

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to avert
- to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine
- to avert disaster/economic collapse

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vyhnout se něčemu
- to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary

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to obviate
- A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force
- They saved enough money for their purchase and obviated the need to borrow

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to reason vs to argue

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“Reasoning” is defined as the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way. “Argument” is defined as a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

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divoký, zuřivý, drahý
frightening and violent

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ferocious
- She’s got a ferocious (= very bad) temper.
- The president came in for some ferocious criticism.
- ferocious bear, dog

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závažnost

seriousness

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severity
- Even the doctors were shocked by the severity of his injuries.
- I don’t think you quite understand the severity of our financial problems.

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otřesný, děsivý, hrozný

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appalling
- They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months

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odplata

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retaliation

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to horify, shock, disgust

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to appall (appal in british)

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citlivý

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susceptible (seseptibl)

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skládat se z
- to include or be made up of
- to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
- to be the parts or members of something; to make up something

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comprise
- the course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD
- The USA comprises 50 states
- Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class.

The phrase comprise of is never correct!!!!!!!!!!!!

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to be composed or made up of.

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consist of

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hluboký, důkladny
- felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way

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profound
- His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
- The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.
. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.

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23
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happening at the same time

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simultaneous

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pronikající, všeprostupující

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pervasive
- present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place:
- The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books.
- a pervasive smell of diesel
- Reforms are being undermined by the all-pervasive corruption in the country.

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komplementarita
the quality of being different but useful when combined, or an example of this

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complementarity
- They studied the extent to which complementarity between home and school approaches to learning leads to successful outcomes.
- We must try to harness our complementarities in the areas of trade and business.

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zapeklitost, hlavolam

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conundrum

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pomocí něhož, kterým, podle/prostřednictvím něhož, jímž

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whereby
- a plan whereby he could escape = plán, pomocí něhož mohl uprchnout
- a system whereby we work more overtime = systém, podle něhož pracujeme více přes čas

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28
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Contrast To vs. With

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Contrast to - completely opposite

Contrast with - mildely different

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29
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not important, or not connected with the subject being discussed

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neither here nor there

  • Her age is neither here nor there – the real question is, can she do the job?
  • I’m afraid that’s neither here nor there. Being out late is no reason for not doing your homework.
30
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used to say that a particular action or situation would be even more successful:

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so much the better
- If you can go there this afternoon, so much the better

31
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notorický

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habitual

32
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to make somethng easier or possible

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facilitate

33
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vhodnost

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aptness

34
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smluvní, na zákaldě smlouvy

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contractual

35
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in a way that causes harm or damage

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detrimentally

36
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to double something

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two-fold
- twice as great or as numerous.
“a twofold increase in the risk”

37
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sklkádka

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landfill

38
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to represent something

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to denote

The colour red is used to denote passion or danger.

39
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dosažení, docíleí

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attainment

the action or fact of achieving a goal towards which one has worked.
“the attainment of corporate aims”
a thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement.
plural noun: attainments
“he spoke of the low educational attainments of his workforce”

40
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to make an effort to create strong connection/bond with someone

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To forge relationships

41
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To praise positive qualities

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“To extol virtues”

42
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without knowing any of the unpleasant facts about something:

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blissfully unaware

43
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I když se mi studium v zahraničí líbilo, bylo dobré se vrátit domů.

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Much as I enjoyed studying abroad, it was good to return home.

44
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vytočit, naštvat

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drive up a wall
- What drives me up the wall is people talking during the film.

45
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oděv, oblečení, šaty

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apparel

46
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to educate or raise

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bring up
- I brought my children up

47
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to give sumebody too much of something (love,money, praise)

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to lavish
- she lavished money on her grandchildren-
- the committee lavished praise on the project

48
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to give sbd something they need or want

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to accommodate sbd with something
- we always try to accommodate our clients with financial assistance if necessary

49
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následně, after something else

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subsequently
- In 1982 he was arrested and subsequently convicted on drug trafficking charges.
- He was badly injured in the crash and subsequently died.

50
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odsouzen na 10 let vězení

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sentence
- he was sentenced for 10 year´s imprisonment

condemn
- condemn sb to death odsoudit koho k smrti

51
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most importantly

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first and foremost

52
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to disagree or be different from something

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to be at odds over/with
-My siblings and I are at odds over the family estate (we disagree)
- I am at odds with his version of the story

53
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to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier

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play it by ear
- We can’t make a decision yet. Let’s just play it by ear.

  • “I can’t tell you what to expect.” “Don’t worry, I’ll play it by ear.”
54
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to really enjoy

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  • I always relish a challenge.
  • I don’t relish telling her that her son has been arrested.
  • I don´t relish hurting anyone
  • she really relishes her status
55
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to happen at or near the same time
OR
to be the same or similar

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to coincide
- I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s.
If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted.

  • Our views coincide on a range of subjects.
    If our schedules coincide, we’ll go to Spain together.
56
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deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

draw a conclusion from some evidence
(imply is to express or suggest something indirectly—without explicitly stating it.)

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to infer
“it is possible to infer a trend from the figures”

  • I was just inferring it went well, based on his wide smile
57
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a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

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deterrent

58
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nejasnost, dvojznačnost
the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion:

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ambiguity (being ambiguous)
- We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands.
- There are some ambiguities in the legislation.

59
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you can not do without it/that person

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it is/ they are indispensable

60
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extremely bad, worrying, or without hope

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grim
- The future looks grim.

61
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If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects or follows in a natural or reasonable way.
OR
If someone is coherent, you can understand what that person says

having its parts related in an organized and reasonable way

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coherent

  • When she calmed down, she was more coherent (= able to speak clearly and be understood).
  • The president has not presented a coherent plan for dealing with it.

Coherent also means expressing yourself clearly:
I should warn you, she’s not always coherent.

coherently
He is able to speak coherently about politics.

62
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doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

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a compulsive liar/thief/eater
compulsive gambling
a compulsive eating disorder

63
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designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

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utilitarian

64
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long life, existence or service

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longevity

65
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masožravý

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carnivorous

66
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připomínající

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reminiscent

67
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upřesnění, zjemnění

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refinements

68
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doplňkový

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supplementary

69
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naopak

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conversely

70
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směrnice, rules to follow

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GUIDELINES

71
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rozsáhlé

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extensive

72
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vážnost

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severity
the fact or condition of being severe.
“sentences should reflect the severity of the crime”

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