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1
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unconventional

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not ussual

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artificial

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umely

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two-story house

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2 poschodovej dum

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to enforce

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vynutit

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scraped knee

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odreny koleno

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outright

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totally, all at once

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7
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numerous

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pocetne mnoho

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8
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medieval

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stredoveky

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9
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violation fo the uni’s rules (infraction)

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poruseni zakonu

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excluding

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without, not including

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11
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evaluate

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zhodnotit

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12
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severe

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hars, plain

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13
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tvrdej chlast

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a spirit

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14
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cista vodka

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neat vodka

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15
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je to nerozhodne

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it’s a tie/draw

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16
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VAT

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sales tax

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17
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number plate

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license plate

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18
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prijeti, nabor

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recruitment

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19
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lavina

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avalanche

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20
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causing trouble

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inconvenient

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21
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rot

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decay and fall apart

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22
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cry noisily

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to sob

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23
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become tired and weak

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to flag

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24
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otocna zidla

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revolving chair

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25
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Drubez

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poulry

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26
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showing no pity

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merciless

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27
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pachatel

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culprit

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28
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výpověď

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plea

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29
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utočník

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assailant

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30
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thing that discourages someone from doing something

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deterrent (let’s hope the law will act as a deterrent)

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31
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bullshit, nonsense

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hagwash

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32
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uvezneni

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imprisonment

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33
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serious crime

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felony

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34
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wanting to do or have something

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eager

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35
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kratka dovolena

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getaway

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36
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dlouhotrvajici vztah

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long-term relationship

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37
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drina

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drudgery

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38
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plunge

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jump or dive quickly or energetically

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39
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předjet

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overtake, pass

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40
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plna a prerusovana cara

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solid and dotted line

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41
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person who is enthusiastic in new technology

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technophile

42
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arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later; provizorní

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provisional

43
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lasting for only a limited period of time, not permanent; dočasný

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temporary (job)

44
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současný

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contemporary, present, coeval (having the same age or date of origin)

45
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if the situation in the past was more permanent

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past simple - I lived in … , when I was a kid

46
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porad si stezovat

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he was forever/always arguing

47
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look or seem like

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resemble (they resemble their dogs, each other,..)

48
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Drahokamy

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Precious stones (extremely precious)

49
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too emotional

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sappy

50
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truthful and straghtforward

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candid (remarkably)

51
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watershad

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these works mark a watershed in the history of music

52
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liable to change rapidly and unpredictably

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volatile (personality = unpredictable]

53
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countless or extremely great number

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myriad

54
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increase rapidly in size, intensity

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to snowball

55
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trend

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fed

56
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high in rank, status or quality

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superior

57
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proud, honored

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privileged

58
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to love something

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to lap sth up

59
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away from correct the path

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astray

60
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tired, boring after having too much of sth

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jaded

61
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go up or climb

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ascend (with rapidity)

62
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odevzdat

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hand in

63
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opominout vynechat

A

omit

64
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zakotvit

A

embed

65
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ohodnotit

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assess

66
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odhadnout

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estimate

67
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journalist who write regularly

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columnist

68
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syčet

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hiss

69
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relating to economy x usporny

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economic x economical

70
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ohrozene druhy

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endangered spieces

71
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permit (noun)

A

permission

72
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able (verb)

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enable

73
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prefer (adjective)

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preferable

74
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stir

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míchat

75
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zašlý, špinavý

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dingy

76
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jaunty

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vesely

77
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vyznamenat

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dignify

78
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pronásledovaný

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persecuted

79
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tyran

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despot

80
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Atentatnik

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Assassin

81
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trest smrti

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capital punishment

82
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obyvatel

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dweller

83
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porazit

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defeat

84
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celosvetovy

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global

85
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letet letadlem

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to fly, to take a plane

86
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wilderness

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outback, the great outdoors, the wild; back country, country side

87
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rozsirovani mest

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urban sprawl

88
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pospone

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put offioi

89
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a lot of the green stuff, drunk

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lush

90
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uzasnout

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gasp

91
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Drobky ze susenek

A

Cracker crumbs

92
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Prut

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Fishing rot

93
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Pursue

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Hnat se, pronásledovat, usilovat

94
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Plot

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Secret illegal plan, čast pole

95
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nakladný

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costly

96
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nedocenitelný

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invaluable, priceless

97
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pečeť

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seal

98
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hever

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jack

99
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tkanička

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lace

100
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dobytek

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cattle

101
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drubež

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poultry/fowl

English Vocab (CAE) (14 decks)

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