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Collocations 1.2 Flashcards

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1
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he’s likely to be successful

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he has everything going for him

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cool way of disagreeing

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i see things differently myself

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lezt do prdele

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suck up

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zavolat nekomu

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call smb up

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poradne se oblect

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wrap up

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hold up

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keep waiting

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bezestopy

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without a trace

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kdyby nebylo Brunovi rady

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if it weren’t for Bruno’s advice…

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9
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nalehat

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insist ON

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10
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what’s more

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furthermore

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11
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byt o necem kriticky

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be critical OF

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12
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the result is

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it may result from

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be worried

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have concerns

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14
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firstly

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for a start

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for quite a while

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for quite some time

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16
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asap

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at your earliest convenience

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17
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acceptable …(preposition)

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TO you

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sejde z očí, sejde z mysli

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out of sight, out of ming

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slyšet trávu růst

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watch the clouds

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20
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due to

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owing to

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21
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or

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otherwise

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22
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pozitivní náhled na život

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positive outlook on life

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23
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poklid při nátlaku

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calmness under pressure

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24
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tichá vzdálená vesnice

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quite remote village

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umí dostat lidi do pohody

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she has the knack of putting ppl at their ease

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26
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sila osobnosti

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sheer force of personality t

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27
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drzime ti palce

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we’re keeping our fingers crossed for you

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28
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wide range

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diverse range

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29
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huge importance

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considerable importance

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30
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dostatecny progress

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satisfactory progress (negative)

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31
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moc trafiky

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heavy traffic

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32
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zustat mit pochmurnou naladu

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stay in gloomy frame of mind

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33
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jednoduchý člověk

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simply-minded

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34
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think thoughtfully for a long time

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contemplate

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35
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dychtit se po slávě

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crave instant stardom

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36
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vyhoda je, nevyhoda

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on the upside, downside

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37
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informed x

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misinformed

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38
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consider (adj.)

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considerate, inconsiderate

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39
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trust

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trustful, mistrusful

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40
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cooperative

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uncooperative

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41
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lidem se nelibi jak je media narusuji jejich soukromi

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ppl RESENT the way media INTRUDES ON their privacy

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42
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velká pokročilost v aj

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rapid advancement in English

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43
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vyvojovy vek

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formative years

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44
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prospesny

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advantageous

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45
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svazek kabelů

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trunk of cables

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chování jednotlivce, co má zakodované

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personal code of behaviour

47
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in single file

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v rade za sebou

48
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osm ve 24 je 3

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eight into 24 is 3

49
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he let the cat out of the bag

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he gave the game away

50
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was interested

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had interest

51
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zvazit neco, premyslet o necem

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take into consideration

52
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nema to ucinek

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it’s ineffective at

53
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learn substantial amount

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gain substantial amount of knowledge

54
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learn Chinese

A

take up Chinese

55
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become afraid

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to be overcome with frear

56
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naučili se něco, že před tím failnuly (learn with loss)

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they have learnt it to their cost

57
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jenom si hraje

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it’s just a game to him

58
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je muž s vlastní hlavou

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he’s a man with a mind of his own

59
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hodně flexibility

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great degree of flexibility

60
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pohadat se s někým

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fall out with someone

61
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noviny psaly o tom příběhu

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newspapers ran the story and reported…

62
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vytknout něco

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point out sth

63
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entertain (adj.)

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entertaining

64
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production (verb)

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produce

65
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creative (noun)

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creation

66
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not allow something

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to draw the line about sth

67
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podnikatelský drive

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entrepreneurial drive, spirit

68
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horlivá zvědavost

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avid curiosity

69
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break a law

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breach a law

70
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obrovská zodpovědnost

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ultimate responsibility

71
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je spojeno s

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is associated with

72
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live spending more money than can

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live beyond one’s means (within)

73
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stojí za to to navstivit

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it’s a well worth a day’s visit

74
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bude se to objevovat v knihach

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it will feature in textbooks for may years

75
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na základě ..

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based on, on the basis of

76
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3 metry dlouhy

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about 3 meters in length

77
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rozsáhlý průzkum

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extensive research

78
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It’s lucky that she comes from ..

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Fortunately, she ..

79
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I’m absolutely certain that he;s

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He’s undoubtedly (doubtless)

80
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Most of the time the weather here is ..

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Generally speaking, the weather ..

81
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I’m telling you the truth when I say that

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To be honest, …

82
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From what i’ve heard,

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Apparently,

83
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It’s clear that

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Obviously,

84
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To give you my opinion,

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Personally,

85
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odejit na cigaretu

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nip out to grab a cigarette

86
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drahá polovička

A

significant other

87
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zapálit se pro něco (nadšení)

A

fire up with enthusiasm

88
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jmenuje se

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by the name of

89
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přes oběd

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durig/over lunch

90
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jedu na dovolenou

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i’m going on holiday/vacation

91
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to do your share of an activity

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DO ONE’S BIT

92
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žít s nadějí

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live in the hope of

93
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TO SAY STH INAPPROPRIATE

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PUT ONE’S FOOT IN ONE’S MOUTH

94
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very easily

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hands down

95
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oh fuck, kámo koupil sem to

A

i bought it

96
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to be beaten

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to take beating

97
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z plných sil

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with all their might

98
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ASSUME

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TAKE FOR GRANTED

99
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no matter how hard you try…

A

however hard you try…

100
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study much harder

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do a great deal more studying

101
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disappear

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vanish into thin air

102
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jenom během tří minut

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in three minutes flat

103
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very likely, almost certainly

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in all probability

104
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pogratulovat někomu kvůli něčemu

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congratulate someone ON something

105
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at the same level

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on a par with

106
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natlouct něco do někoho

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drum something into someone

107
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ignore someone

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give someone cold shoulder

108
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have new owner

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be under new management

109
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skolabovat s placem

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break down in tears

110
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ocenil bych, kdybys

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i would appreciate IT if you…

111
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be surprised

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be taken aback

112
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ZABIT CAS

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PASS THE TIME

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there’s a huge difference

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there’s a world of difference

114
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my car is in bad condicion

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is has seen better days

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