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perspectives 1 unit Flashcards

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accessible

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(dostupný)

able to be reached or easily got

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alongside

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(vedle)

next to or together with

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anxiety

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(úzkost)

an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

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B&B

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is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast.

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ban

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​(zakázat)

to forbid something, especially officially

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basically

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Used to indicate that a statement summarizes the most important aspects, or gives a roughly accurate account, of a more complex situation.

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be up for

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to want to do sth

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break down

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to stop working

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budget

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cheap

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cause

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(způsobit)

to make something happen, especially sth bad

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come across

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(působit)

to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic:

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come down to sth

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If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most:

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community

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(společenství)
the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality

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culture shock

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a feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a country or place that they do not know

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date back

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(datovat se od)

to have existed since a particular time

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deal

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agreement, arangement

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decline

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to refuse

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established

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accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period of time:

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evaluate

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(zhodnotit)

o judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

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extensive

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covering a large area; having a great range

- a school with ______ grounds

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fluent

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When a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well, and quickly
- He is _____ English speaker

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food poisoning

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an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria

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genuinely

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really and sincerely

I’m ______ sorry for what I said.

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get a (real) feel for

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Become accustomed to.

‘you can explore to get a feel of the place’

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get used to

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to become familiar with sth

‘This is how we do things here. You’ll soon get used to it.’

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grand

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important and large in degree

‘She has all kinds of grand ideas.’

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hang out

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to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone

- You still hang out at the pool hall?

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hiking

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the activity of going for long walks in the countryside

- We’re going hiking in the Sierra Nevada.

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honesty

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is the quality of being honest.

- I appreciate your honesty.

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host family

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family which provides board and lodging to students, usually for a fee.

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ideal

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perfect, or the best possible

- ideal employee

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incredibly

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used for saying that something is very difficult to believe

- Incredibly, no one was hurt in the accident.

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independence

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the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by other people
- It’s important that parents should allow their children some independence.

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individual

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a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong
- We try to treat our students as individuals.

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influence

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to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks
- She’s very good at making friends and influencing people.

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investment

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Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
- The account requires a minimum investment of €1,000.

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keep in touch

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to stay in contact

- I still keep in touch with the guy I met last summer in Spain.

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left to own devices

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39
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legal

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connected with the law

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lie around

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to spend time lying down and doing very little:

- I spent a week in Spain, lying around on the beach.

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look after

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to take care of th

42
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look back

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to think about sth that happened in the past

- When I look back it seems like the investment was a great idea

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major

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more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type

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media

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the internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc., considered as a group:

45
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move on

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to leave the place where you are staying and go somewhere else

46
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necessarily

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used in negatives to mean “in every case” or “therefore”

- The fact that something is cheap doesn’t necessarily mean it’s of low quality.

47
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negotiate

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to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
- The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.

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off the beaten track

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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:
- The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

49
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opt

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to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
- Mike opted for early retirement.

50
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overseas

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in, from, or to other countries:

- My brother is a student overseas.

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participant

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a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

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perspective

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a particular way of considering something:

- He writes from a Marxist perspective.

53
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pick up

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to increase or improve

- The truck picked up speed slowly.

54
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prawn

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a small sea animal with a shell and ten legs, that can be eaten
- Prawns are grey when they’re raw, and turn pink when they’re cooked.

55
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pull up

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When a car or someone driving a car pulls up, the driver stops the car, often for a short time:
- A car pulled up outside my house.

56
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queue up

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to form a line/queue

57
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reinforce

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to make sth stronger

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reliability

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the quality of being able to be trusted or believed because of working or behaving well

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reputation

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the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character
- His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money.

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resource

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a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person
- The country’s greatest resource is the dedication of its workers.

61
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restriction

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limit

62
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revolution

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a sudden, radical, or complete change (political systems,…).

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rob

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to steal

64
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robbery

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the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone:

65
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roots

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origins

66
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rush

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to do sth quickly

67
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servant

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a person who is employed in another person’s house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in the past
- His father’s family lived in a big house with servants.

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sights

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places of interest

69
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similarity

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the fact that people or objects look or are the same

70
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simply

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in an easy way

71
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spread

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growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people

72
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standard

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a level of quality

- This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

73
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stare

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to look for a long time with eyes wide open

74
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step out

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to leave a place

- Mr. Taylor just stepped out of the office to get the mail.

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strongly

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very much or in a serious way

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suffer

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to experience physical or mental pain

77
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trip up

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to fall because you hit your foot on sth

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turn out

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to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly

79
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tutor

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the teacher who teaches outside of school

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upgrade

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to improve the quality or usefulness of sth, to change it for sth newer

81
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upgrade

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new version of sth

82
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vice versa

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sth that is true even in the opposite order

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wealth

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a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has

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welcoming

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to be friendly and making others feel welcome

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