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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
to become familiar with sth | 'This is how we do things here. You'll soon get used to it.'
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grand
important and large in degree | 'She has all kinds of grand ideas.'
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hang out
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
the activity of going for long walks in the countryside | - We're going hiking in the Sierra Nevada.
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honesty
is the quality of being honest. | - I appreciate your honesty.
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host family
family which provides board and lodging to students, usually for a fee.
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ideal
perfect, or the best possible | - ideal employee
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incredibly
used for saying that something is very difficult to believe | - Incredibly, no one was hurt in the accident.
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independence
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
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
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
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
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
To let one rely on oneself, without any help or other interference. -
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legal
connected with the law
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lie around
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
to take care of th
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look back
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
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type
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media
the internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc., considered as a group:
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move on
to leave the place where you are staying and go somewhere else
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necessarily
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.
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negotiate
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
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.
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opt
to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others - Mike opted for early retirement.
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overseas
in, from, or to other countries: | - My brother is a student overseas.
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participant
a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity
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perspective
a particular way of considering something: | - He writes from a Marxist perspective.
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pick up
to increase or improve | - The truck picked up speed slowly.
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prawn
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.
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pull up
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.
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queue up
to form a line/queue
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reinforce
to make sth stronger
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reliability
the quality of being able to be trusted or believed because of working or behaving well
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reputation
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
a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person - The country's greatest resource is the dedication of its workers.
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restriction
limit
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revolution
a sudden, radical, or complete change (political systems,...).
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rob
to steal
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robbery
the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone:
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roots
origins
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rush
to do sth quickly
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servant
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
places of interest
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similarity
the fact that people or objects look or are the same
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simply
in an easy way
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spread
growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people
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standard
a level of quality | - This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.
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stare
to look for a long time with eyes wide open
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step out
to leave a place | - Mr. Taylor just stepped out of the office to get the mail.
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strongly
very much or in a serious way
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suffer
to experience physical or mental pain
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trip up
to fall because you hit your foot on sth
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turn out
to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly
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tutor
the teacher who teaches outside of school
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upgrade
to improve the quality or usefulness of sth, to change it for sth newer
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upgrade
new version of sth
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vice versa
sth that is true even in the opposite order
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wealth
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has
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welcoming
to be friendly and making others feel welcome

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