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otázka		Odpoveď
schadenfreude začať sa učiť		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword začať sa učiť		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance začať sa učiť		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice začať sa učiť		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites začať sa učiť		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate začať sa učiť		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming začať sa učiť		describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream
commercial success začať sa učiť		something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy začať sa učiť		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist začať sa učiť		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving začať sa učiť		(here) having a strong influence
register začať sa učiť		record, count or measure something – like the download of a file
down in the dumps začať sa učiť		(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope
imperfection začať sa učiť		fault or weakness
gild začať sa učiť		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly začať sa učiť		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism začať sa učiť		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories začať sa učiť		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic začať sa učiť		learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual začať sa učiť		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding začať sa učiť		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense začať sa učiť		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease) začať sa učiť		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression začať sa učiť		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour začať sa učiť		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative začať sa učiť		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly začať sa učiť		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination začať sa učiť		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels začať sa učiť		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant začať sa učiť		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic začať sa učiť		belief that working hard is morally right
motives začať sa učiť		reasons for doing something
makes sense začať sa učiť		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity začať sa učiť		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned začať sa učiť		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded začať sa učiť		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous začať sa učiť		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies začať sa učiť		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies začať sa učiť		detailed, thorough and accurate research
prevalence začať sa učiť		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema začať sa učiť		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase začať sa učiť		a large, noticeable rise in the number of something
to put something down to something začať sa učiť		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted začať sa učiť		with a magical atmosphere
a feat začať sa učiť		a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve
a panacea začať sa učiť		a cure
potent začať sa učiť		strong and powerful
to deploy začať sa učiť		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees začať sa učiť		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently začať sa učiť		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore začať sa učiť		a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
admin začať sa učiť		short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly
aka začať sa učiť		also known as
utility company začať sa učiť		a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public
procrastinate začať sa učiť		delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
super-doers začať sa učiť		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad začať sa učiť		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream začať sa učiť		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised začať sa učiť		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral začať sa učiť		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral začať sa učiť		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent začať sa učiť		good or good enough
extrovert začať sa učiť		someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.
introvert začať sa učiť		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings začať sa učiť		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained začať sa učiť		without control or restriction
gaze začať sa učiť		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out začať sa učiť		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet začať sa učiť		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline začať sa učiť		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing začať sa učiť		giving up or going without something
accustomed začať sa učiť		familiar with
creative balance začať sa učiť		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind začať sa učiť		something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) začať sa učiť		feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit začať sa učiť		not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules začať sa učiť		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern začať sa učiť		to rule, to control
to illuminate začať sa učiť		to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule) začať sa učiť		to break (a rule)
floordrobe začať sa učiť		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter začať sa učiť		untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) začať sa učiť		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental začať sa učiť		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift začať sa učiť		change
make do and mend začať sa učiť		an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something začať sa učiť		somebody who is keen on something
endemic začať sa učiť		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren začať sa učiť		an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost
a predator začať sa učiť		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical začať sa učiť		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster začať sa učiť		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) začať sa učiť		comfortable
casualisation začať sa učiť		The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
streetwear začať sa učiť		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through začať sa učiť		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness začať sa učiť		the state of being healthy
knobbly začať sa učiť		lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety začať sa učiť		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection začať sa učiť		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape začať sa učiť		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with začať sa učiť		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening začať sa učiť		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) začať sa učiť		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop začať sa učiť		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug začať sa učiť		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate začať sa učiť		private and personal
circumvent začať sa učiť		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to začať sa učiť		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off začať sa učiť		compromise
paunch začať sa učiť		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny začať sa učiť		very thin
willpower začať sa učiť		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) začať sa učiť		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental začať sa učiť		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst začať sa učiť		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia začať sa učiť		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning začať sa učiť		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive začať sa učiť		the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct
decades začať sa učiť		(here) many years
diluted začať sa učiť		made weaker
chronic začať sa učiť		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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