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otázka		Odpoveď
impartial začať sa učiť		,not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice
realistic začať sa učiť		,judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen
disclose začať sa učiť		,to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
unsubstantiated začať sa učiť		,not proved to be true
insubstantial začať sa učiť		,not solid, large, strong or definite
footage začať sa učiť		,film or video showing a particular event
murder začať sa učiť		,the crime of deliberately killing someone
assassination začať sa učiť		,the act of murdering an important person
character assassination začať sa učiť		,an unfair attack on someone’s character
bend the truth začať sa učiť		,to say something that is not completely true
credible začať sa učiť		,deserving or able to be believed or trusted
creditable začať sa učiť		,deserving praise or approval
publicity stunt začať sa učiť		,something that is only done to get publicity
interpretation začať sa učiť		,the way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someone’s actions etc.
interplay začať sa učiť		,the way in which two people or things affect each other
brief začať sa učiť		,to give (someone) all the information about a situation that they will need
disclose začať sa učiť		,to make (something) publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
substantiate začať sa učiť		,to prove the truth of (something that someone has said, claimed etc.)
misrepresent začať sa učiť		,to deliberately give a wrong description of (someone’s opinions or of a situation)
smear začať sa učiť		,to tell an untrue story about (someone important) in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers
pitch začať sa učiť		,to present an idea or concept to someone in a way that they will accept it
probe začať sa učiť		,to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know
unearth začať sa učiť		,to find (information or the truth about something or someone)
expose začať sa učiť		,to show the truth about (someone or something), especially when it is bad
proofread začať sa učiť		,to read through (something that is written or printed) in order to correct any mistakes in it
sensationalise začať sa učiť		,to deliberately make (something) seem as strange, exciting or shocking as possible – used to show disapproval
plagiarise začať sa učiť		,to take words or ideas from another person’s work and use them in your work, without stating that they are not your own
as clear as day začať sa učiť		,very easy to see or understand
put your finger on something začať sa učiť		,to know or be able to explain exactly what is wrong, different or unusual about a situation
crystal clear začať sa učiť		,very easy to see or understand
in plain English začať sa učiť		,in clear and simple words, without using technical language
as clear as mud začať sa učiť		,used humorously to say that something is very difficult to understand
a hidden agenda začať sa učiť		,the secret purpose behind a plan or activity that you do not tell other people about – used to show disapproval
panic attack začať sa učiť		,a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly
traumatic začať sa učiť		,a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time
bring someone out in a cold sweat začať sa učiť		,to make someone very nervous or frightened
a daunting prospect začať sa učiť		,a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the, future, that is frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
churn začať sa učiť		if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened
debilitating začať sa učiť		making you ill or weak
get a buzz out of something začať sa učiť		to get a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure or success from doing something
rush začať sa učiť		a sudden strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing something exciting
exhilaration začať sa učiť		a feeling of being happy, excited and full of energy
thrill začať sa učiť		a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this
self-conscious začať sa učiť		worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
self-contained začať sa učiť		a self-contained flat has its own kitchen and bathroom
self-control začať sa učiť		the ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc.
self-effacing začať sa učiť		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-esteem začať sa učiť		the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected
self-explanatory začať sa učiť		clear and easy to understand without needing any more explanation
self-indulgent začať sa učiť		allowing yourself to have or do things that you enjoy but do not need, especially if you do this too often
self-inflicted začať sa učiť		self-inflicted pain, problems, illnesses etc. are those you have caused yourself
self-made začať sa učiť		a self-made man or woman has become successful and rich by their own efforts, not by having money given to them
self-pity začať sa učiť		the feeling of being sad and depressed because you think that something unfair or unpleasant has happened to you – used to show disapproval
self-reinforcing začať sa učiť		strengthening your own existing feelings, behaviour or opinions
self-reliant začať sa učiť		able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people
self-righteous začať sa učiť		proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people – used to show disapproval
self-sacrificing začať sa učiť		deciding not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else
a strong sense of duty začať sa učiť		a feeling that you have to do something because it is morally or legally right
prior work experience začať sa učiť		the previous experience you have had of working in a particular type of job
exorbitant rent začať sa učiť		an exorbitant rent (= money paid to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else) is much higher than it should be
mutual support začať sa učiť		mutual support is support that two or more people give each other
an untapped resource začať sa učiť		something useful that is available but has not yet been used
on a regular basis začať sa učiť		at the same time each day, week, month etc., or often
household chores začať sa učiť		small jobs that you have to do regularly in a home, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
have a profound impact on something začať sa učiť		to have a very important or strong effect or influence on something
muted začať sa učiť		a muted reaction to something is not expressed strongly
vibrant začať sa učiť		full of activity or energy in a way that is exciting and attractive
rich začať sa učiť		full of interesting or important features, facts, events or ideas
fleeting začať sa učiť		lasting for only a short time
fuzzy začať sa učiť		if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear
vivid začať sa učiť		vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc. are so clear that they seem real
odour začať sa učiť		a smell, especially an unpleasant one
aroma začať sa učiť		a strong pleasant smell
crystal-clear začať sa učiť		completely clear
blurry začať sa učiť		difficult to see because the edges are not clear
crisp začať sa učiť		food that is crisp is pleasantly hard or firm when you bite it; weather that is crisp is cold and dry
faint začať sa učiť		difficult to see, hear, smell etc.
fluffy začať sa učiť		(appearing to be) very light and soft to touch
hazy začať sa učiť		air that is hazy is not clear because there is a lot of smoke, dust or mist in it
indistinct začať sa učiť		an indistinct sound, image or memory cannot be seen, heard or remembered clearly
mellow začať sa učiť		mellow wine or fruit has a smooth pleasant taste
metallic začať sa učiť		a metallic noise sounds like pieces of metal hitting each other; a metallic colour shines like metal
muffled začať sa učiť		muffled sounds cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come from behind a door or wall
musty začať sa učiť		a musty room, house or object has an unpleasant smell, because it is old and has not had any fresh air for a long time
pungent začať sa učiť		having a strong taste or smell
resonant začať sa učiť		a resonant sound is deep, loud and clear, and continues for a long time
savoury začať sa učiť		a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
shrill začať sa učiť		a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant
silky začať sa učiť		soft, smooth, and shiny like silk; a silky voice is gentle, and is used especially when trying to persuade someone to do something
succulent začať sa učiť		juicy and good to eat
textured začať sa učiť		having a surface that is not smooth
blare začať sa učiť		to make a very loud unpleasant noise
bloodcurdling začať sa učiť		extremely frightening
blotchy začať sa učiť		covered in coloured marks
bristly začať sa učiť		bristly hair is short and stiff
crinkly začať sa učiť		having a lot of small lines or folds
clank začať sa učiť		if a metal object clanks, it makes a loud heavy sound
clatter začať sa učiť		if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise
ear-splitting začať sa učiť		very loud
fleecy začať sa učiť		soft and woolly, or looking soft and woolly
piquant začať sa učiť		having a pleasantly spicy taste
starlit začať sa učiť		made brighter by light from the stars
willowy začať sa učiť		tall, graceful thin and
reach a compromise začať sa učiť		to achieve an agreement after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
give and take začať sa učiť		a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want
make a concession on something začať sa učiť		to allow someone to have something in order to end an argument or a disagreement
stick to your guns začať sa učiť		to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
dig your heels in začať sa učiť		to refuse to do something in spite of other people’s efforts to persuade you
split the difference začať sa učiť		to agree on an amount that is exactly between two amounts that have been mentioned
a bargaining chip začať sa učiť		something that one person or group in a business deal or political agreement has, that can be used to gain an advantage in the deal
find common ground začať sa učiť		to identify facts, features or beliefs that are shared by people or things that are very different
break the deadlock začať sa učiť		to finally resolve a disagreement which could not be settled

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