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alcove

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výklenok e.g. pre posteľ, v budove, záhrade

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alight

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(birds) descend from the air and settle

(formal) descend from a train, bus, plane

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batter

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  1. hit or strike repeatedly with hard blows
  2. censure, criticize or defeat completely
  3. (noun) cesto na palacinky ci obalovanie
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clad

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clothed (archaid)

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conspicuous

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clearly visible

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dilapidated

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(building) in ruins as a result of age or neglect

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discern

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  1. recognise, find out

2. distinguish with difficulty by sight or other senses e.g. she could barely discern his figure in the mist

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discernible

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rozoznateny, zrejmy, perceptible, noticeable

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indignation

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anger or annoyance at unjust situation or unfair treatment.

rozhorcenie

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kennel

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psia buda

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moor

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(lod) priviazat, zakotvit

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perch

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(noun) where birds settle and roost e.g. a branch
(verb) bird: alight or rest on something
(verb) humans: sit on smtg. high and narrow
(verb) of a building: vynimat sa - be perched

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pitchfork

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vidle na slamu

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precarious

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povazlivy, nezaruceny

not securely held in position, likely to fall or collapse

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prod

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  1. to poke

2. to persuade someone who is reluctant or slow e,g, the government

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punt

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plytka lodka s ktorou sa odpichuje od riecneho dna palicou

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resound

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to fill with echo e.g. the sream resounded in the cave

ozyvat sa, rezonovat

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rummage

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prsmatrat, presutrat, nesystematicky prehladat nieco
e.g. a pocket or handbag
rummage up = to find e.g. he rummaged up his skateboard

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scull

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veslo

veslovat

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slink

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zakradta sa, plizit sa
stealthy or also sensuous manner
slink off - leave unnoticed

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take stock of

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make an overall assessment of before making a decision e.g. of the surroundings, of a situation, of life

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skid

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(vehicle) slide sideways or obliquely as a result of turning too quickly
smyknut sa

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unobtrusive

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not conspicuous or attracting attention (in a bothering way) e.g. a waiter or clothing that makes you less noticeable
nevtieravy

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scrumptious

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(food) extremely delicious

(person) very attractive

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futile

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pointless, not producing results

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coerce

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persuade (an unwilling person) by using force or threats

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affluent

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(group or area) wealthy

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gregarious

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sociable

living in groups (animals, plants)

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irk

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irritate, annoy

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rig

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set up equpiment or a structure, usually hastily

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muster

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assemble, usually troops in preparation for inspection or battle
nastupenie, prehliadka

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confine

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restrain within space or time e.g. animals behind a fence
confined to - unable to leave e.g. a bed
uvaznit, obmedzit

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bevy

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a flock of birds

krdel

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disgruntled

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nahnevany, rozladeny
angry and very dissatisfied e.g. a disgruntled customer or feeling disgruntled when your boss stole your ideas and did not credit you

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sulky

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refusing to be cooperative or cheerful
gloomy, quietly unhappy and moping (skluceny, unudeny, dava najavo ako je zle) e.g. a sulky teenager is not fun at a party
(namrzeny)

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sullen

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chmurny, mrzuty, tvrdosijny

bad-tempered, lousy

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resentful

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feeling indignation, feeling ill towards (someone) mixed with envy
expressing bitterness at having been treated unfairly
rozhorceny, pohorseny

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motley

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(adj) varied in appearance or character

(noun) incongruent mixture

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disparate

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essentially different and not to be compared

nezlucitelny,

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incongruent

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something that does not fit, incompatible or out of space e.g. the image of a teacher belly dancing might be incongruent

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sprawl

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lie or sit with limbs spread out, usually in an untidy or clumsy way

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ungainly

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(of a person or movement) awkward, clumsy e.g. an ungainly walk
lacking grace in posture

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mingle

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mix

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beset

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attack from all sides

2. decorate

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lavish

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(adj) rich, generous, elaborate

(verb) give generously e.g. lavish children with attention

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morose

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extremely sad and depressed

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grumpy

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when you are tired and annoyed and irritable, unpleasant for the moment e.g. saying that is a stupid restaurant even though you do not mind it.
grumpy is negative but still a pretty gentle word

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despicable

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extremely vile and nasty and harmful, far worse than only mean, worth to be excoriated and despised

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abhor

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strongest way to express hatred, even more than loathe

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lousy

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(informal) vile, despicable, very bad

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fervid

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emotionally intense, passionate speech is fervid speech (the adjective comes from Latin’s glowing, burning or boiling)
2. physically hot e.g. a fervid day in August

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ordeal

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severe experience, hard to go through and long-lasting like illness
e.g. long ordeal of cleaning the garage or waiting for your love to recover in a hospital is an ordeal

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cordial

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  1. politely warm and friendly e.g. a cordial atmosphere

2. strongly felt e.g. a cordial loathing

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unkempt

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(of a person) untidy appearance, not cared for

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reconcile

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restore friendly relations within, settle a matter e.g. reconcile a conflict
2. reconcile someone to = make someone accept an unwelcome or disagreeable thing e.g. he was reconciled to leaving
3.make consistent with another e.g. it is not needed to reconcile the cost accounts to financial accounts
(noun - reconcilement)

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unbridled

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unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestrained e.g. unbridled joy after winning a lottery or an unbridled money spending

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benign

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gentle, kind, warm, favorable, harmless

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heedless

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reckless, not paying attention e.g. gone surfing heedless of a tsunami

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render

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to make, cause to become e.g. a shocking site renders you speechless

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stride

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  1. a significant progress

2. to walk or run with long steps

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perpetual

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never ending or changing e.g. her perpetual stubborness

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intertwine

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things that intertwine are mixed or twisted together

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endure

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[with obj.] suffer patiently e.g. endure pain

[without obj.] remain in existence, to last e,g, the cities have endured through time

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outcrop

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a rock visible on surface

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thicket

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dense growth of bushes or trees

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flinch

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make an instinctive nervous movement of the face or body as a reaction to fear or pain / to pull away suddenly e.g. she did not even flinch upon seeing the venomous snakes.
think of it as a combo of flee and pinch: if you do not flee when you are pinched, you also don’t flinch

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disconcert

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to unsettle, confuse someone

think of it as mixture of embarrass and creep out

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treacle

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too sweet it makes you sick e.g. a book, a song, a film

literally a thick sweet syrup

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beacon

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a fire or light usually seen from great distance e.g. lighthouse’s

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vindictive

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  1. revengeful
  2. with desire to hurt (to spite)
    combo vztahovacnej a urazlivej a domyslavo dotklivej osoby
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spite

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a desire to offend, annoy or hurt
e.g. she said it out of spite
spiteful (adj.)

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muzzle

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nahubok pre zvierata

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contrive

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create a plan or scheme, usually cunning or undesirable

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cunning

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achieving something by deceit or evasion

clever in the sense of trickery

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inextricable

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impossible to separate or disentangle

e.g. photography is inextricably linked to time

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fumble

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handle, move or do something clumsily
fumble around/about: move clumsily in various directions using hands to find one’s way
e.g. fumble with a rock, fumble a cigarette out of the bag, he fumbled around in the dark till he found her

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pew

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long bench used in churches

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a nook

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a sheltered and secluded space e.g. an alcove can be a nook

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to appropriate

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take something for one’s own use without permission or by force

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dollop

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composed (personal adj.)

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having one’s feelings and expression under control

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self-possessed

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calm, confident, and in control of one’s feelings; composed.

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lanky

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(of a person) ungracefully thin and tall

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slit

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  1. a long narrow cut
  2. make a long narrow cut
    e. g. make a slit in the stem; she slit open the envelope
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impale

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pierce with a sharp instrument e.g. impale vegetables on a skewer

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skewer

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špajdla (kovová či drevená)

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leash

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vodítko (psie alebo metofarické)
students were kept on a leash = to restrain;
they keep a tight leash on their emotions

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  1. hit or strike repeatedly with hard blows
  2. censure, criticize or defeat completely
  3. (noun) cesto na palacinky ci obalovanie
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povazlivy, nezaruceny

not securely held in position, likely to fall or collapse

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precarious

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clearly visible

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conspicuous

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pierce with a sharp instrument

e.g. meat or vegetables on a skewer

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rozoznateny, zrejmy.

perceptible, noticeable.

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discernible

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anger or annoyance at unjust situation or unfair treatment.

rozhorcenie

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indignation

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  1. to poke

2. to persuade someone who is reluctant or slow e,g, the government

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presmatrat, presutrat, nesystematicky prehladat nieco
e.g. a pocket or handbag
to _______ up = to find e.g. he _______ up his skateboard

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  1. veslo
  2. veslovat
    (nie oar)
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zakradta sa, plizit sa
in a stealthy, or also sensuous, manner
_____ off - leave unnoticed

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  1. emotionally intense
  2. passionate speech is a _____ speech (the adjective comes from Latin’s glowing, burning or boiling)
  3. physically hot e.g. a day in August
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(vehicle) slide sideways or obliquely as a result of turning too quickly
smyknut sa

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impossible to separate or disentangle

e.g. photography is ________ly linked to time

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inextricable

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something that does not fit, incompatible or out of space e.g. the image of a teacher belly dancing might be ________

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incongruent

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assemble, usually troops in preparation for inspection or battle
nastupenie, prehliadka

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calm, confident, and in control of one’s feelings; composed.

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self-possesed

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long bench used in churches

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attack from all sides

2. decorate

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essentially different and not to be compared.

nezlucitelny

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extremely vile and nasty and harmful, far worse than only mean, worth to be excoriated and despised

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despicable

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to unsettle, confuse someone

think of it as mixture of embarrass and creep out

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disconcert

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a fire or light usually seen from great distance e.g. lighthouse’s

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achieving something by deceit or evasion

clever in the sense of trickery

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not conspicuous or attracting attention (also in a bothering way) e.g. a waiter or clothing that makes you less noticeable.
2. nevtieravy

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unobtrusive

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  1. revengeful
  2. with desire to hurt (to spite)
    combo vztahovacnej a urazlivej a domyslavo dotklivej osoby
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vindictive

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(of a person) untidy appearance, not cared for

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(adj) varied in appearance or character, diverse and poorly organised e.g. a crew.
(noun) incongruent mixture

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(of a person) ungracefully thin and tall

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create a plan or scheme, usually cunning or undesirable

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a desire to offend, annoy or hurt

e.g. she said it out of _____

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spite (spiteful person)

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a rock visible on surface

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pointless, not producing results

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severe experience, hard to go through and long-lasting like illness

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(of a person or movement) awkward, clumsy e.g. a walk

lacking grace in posture

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feeling indignation, feeling ill towards (someone) mixed with envy
expressing bitterness at having been treated unfairly
rozhorceny, pohorseny

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resentful (of someone)

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vodítko (psie alebo metofarické)
students were kept on a leash = to restrain;
they keep a tight leash on their emotions

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špajdla (kovová či drevená)

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skewer (skjuvr)

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  1. a long narrow cut

2. make a long narrow cut

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mixed or twisted together

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intertwined

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(adj) rich, generous, elaborate

(verb) give generously e.g. lavish children with attention

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make an instinctive nervous movement of the face or body as a reaction to fear or pain / to pull away suddenly

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nahubok pre zvierata

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never ending or changing e.g. her stubborness

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too sweet it makes you sick - of a book, a song or a film

2. literally a thick sweet syrup

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[with obj.] suffer patiently e.g. pain

[without obj.] remain in existence, to last e.g. through time

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  1. a significant progress

2. to walk or run with long steps

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a stride

to stride

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nahnevany, rozladeny

angry and very dissatisfied e.g. a customer

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disgruntled

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lie or sit with limbs spread out, usually in an untidy or clumsy way

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(building) in ruins as a result of age or neglect

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dilapidated

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persuade (an unwilling person) by using force or threats

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restrain within space or time e.g. animals behind a fence

_______ to - unable to leave e.g. a bed

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set up equpiment or a structure, usually hastily

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irritate, annoy

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make an overall assessment of before making a decision e.g. of the surroundings, of a situation, of life

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take stock of

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(of a group or area) wealthy

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adverse

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harmful and unfavourable

2. preventing success, working against you

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harmful and unfavourable

2. preventing success, working against you

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dense growth of bushes or trees

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sociable

living in groups (animals, plants)

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gregarious

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unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestrained e.g. the joy after winning a lottery or money spending

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gentle, kind, warm, favorable, harmless

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to make, to cause to become e.g. ____ you speechless

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