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Question 1

opovrhovat, opovržení

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scorn, to scorn

Question 2

státnictví

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statecraft

Question 3

donucování

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coercive (measures/tactics)
- using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do

Question 4

podchytit, podepřít

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underpin
- to give support, strength or a basic structure to something

Question 5

názvosloví,
nomeklatura

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nomenclature
- a system for naming things, especially in a particular area of science

Question 6

zákeřný

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insidious
- gradually and secretly causing harm
- about something unpleasant or dangerous
- high blood pressure is an insidious condition

Question 7

závaznost, vděčnost

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indebtedness to sb

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erodovat

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erode
- to rub or be rubbed away gradually (usually by the wind or rain)

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zasahovat

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encroach

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opevnění, pevnost

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fortification

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vynervovat

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unnerve

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nezkrotný, nespoutaný

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rampant

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prudké zatočení

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veering

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domýšlivost, aspirace

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pretension

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poddajný, lehce ovlivnitelný

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pliant

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zchátralý

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dilapidated

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líný, vyhýbající se práci, pointless

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idle

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rychle stoupat, zvysovat se

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soar

Question 19

kritický, náročný, bystrý (zákazník nebo třeba kritik)

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discerning
- showing insight and understanding
- showing good judgment, especially about style and quality
- a discerning critic, customer

Question 20

make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

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alienate

Question 21

nevěřící

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infidel (infidelity)

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zbožný, pobožný, oddaný
- devoutly religious, sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled

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pious

Question 23

pustošení
- an act of attacking or plundering (“protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice”)

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depredation

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kraj

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brink

Question 25

přemluvit, zpracovat, získat
- persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

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to cajole (cajoled)

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směřovat k něčemu
- ​to be very close to an extreme state or condition

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to verge on something

Question 27

a large or excessive amount of something

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plethora

Question 28

přistoupit, souhlasit
agree to a demand, request, or treaty.
“the authorities did not accede to the strikers’ demands”

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to accede (acceded)

Question 29

recently created

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newly minted

Question 30

špinavý, zanedbaný
- extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

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squalid

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úzkost

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Anguish, anxiety, distress

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prudký útok

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onslaught

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luštěniny

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pulses

Question 34

to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it

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eke something out

• eke out a living He managed to eke out a living (= earn just enough to live on)

Question 35

kroutit se
- twist and turn with quick writhing movements.
“the puppy wriggled in his arms”

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wriggle

Question 36

apatický
- characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
- a listless melancholy attitude

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listless

Question 37

Zřetelený, zřejmý, nápadný

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Conspicuous
- conspicuous changes, his absence was conspicuous, that bird has a conspicuous red head

Question 38

Upadající
(Upadající poptávka)

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flagging
(Demand, Energy, enthusiasm)

Question 39

Hrdinsky, statečný

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valiant

Question 40

• a device producing a special signal so that it can be found
• ability of some animals to find their way home

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homing (device, instinct)

Question 41

Masožravec

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carnivore

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Býložravec

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Herbivore

Question 43

Almost not

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Scarcely
I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.
I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me