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brush up (on) (their technique)

oprášit znalosti (practice and improve your skills)

come around to (our side)

změnit názor (change opinion - someone had persuaded you)

face up to (the consequences)

vyrovnat se s něčím (accept something, deal with smth)

hit upon (the idea)

přijít na to (suddenly have an idea

mull over (a job offer)

thik carefully about something

read up on (the history of war)

hodne cist o (get info on a particular subject)

swot up on (the country’s driving laws)

study something very hard

give an account of (the accident)

describe, explain

take account of

allow for, vzit v uvahu

on account of

because of

by all acounts

podle všeho

strike a balance (between fashionable and accessible)

najít rovnováhu to achieve a state of equilibrium or harmony

redress the balance

navratit rovnovahu

on the basis of

na základě

pick sbds brain

vyptavat se

rack your brain(s) Meg racked her brain for inspiration

potrapit mozek

brainwave

mozková vlna, a sudden clever idea

a foregone conclusion

a result that can be predicted with certainty. "the result of her trial was a foregone conclusion předem učiněný závěr

under the misapprehension that

pod mylnou predstavou ze He was under the misapprehension that the meeting was canceled, so he didn't show up

Have your wits about you

be constantly alert and vigilant. "a signalman had to have his wits about him"

plausible (explanation)

pravdepodobny/prijatelny of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable

dubious (rather dubious about the whole idea)

adjective 1. hesitating or doubting. (pochybný, nejistý)

hunch ("I have a hunch that someone is telling lies)

. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact. předtucha

notion children have different notions about the roles of their parents

idea, a conception of or belief about something (pojem, predstava)

ponder (I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion)

think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion (uvazovat)

query (many people queried whether any harm had been done") if you have any queries please telephone our office"

dotaz, dorazovat se

inattentive (I was disappointed by the food and the inattentive service)

not paying attention to something (nepozorny, nedbaly)

knowledgeable (she is very knowledgeable about livestock and pedigrees)

intelligent and well informed (informovany, zbehly)

assume negative:

unassuming

believer negative

unbeliever

conceive (vymyslet) noun:

conception (conceptualise)

explain pridavne jmeno

explanatory

judge—soudnictvi

judiciary

opinion—-tvrdohlavy

opinionated

sense —- nesmyslny

senseless (ness)/ nonsensical

deliberate

done consciously and intentionally, or characterized by careful consideration radit se, zvazit // zamerny

ingenious

(of a person) clever, original, and inventive. důmyslný

conscientious

wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. "a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously svědomitý

think up

invent (an excuse)

puzzle out

solve a problem

not have a leg to stand on

to lack support or justification for one's argument or position

not see the wood for the trees

to be so focused on small details that one fails to grasp the overall situation or the bigger picture

quick/slow on the uptake

someone understands things quickly and easily

split hairs

make small and unnecessary distinctions. "this may seem like splitting hairs but the distinction could be important

take stock of

make an overall assessment of a particular situation, typically before making a decision. "he needed a period of peace and quiet in order to take stock of his life

to baffle someone

to confuse them completely, often to the point where they are unable to understand or explain something

justify

ospravedlnit, oduvodnit

presume

domnivat se suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability. "I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

paradox

protismyslnost cathedrals face the paradox of having enormous wealth in treasures but huge annual expenses a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement

tuition

výuka, teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups. "private tuition in French

out of the consideration for

you behave in a particular way because you are considering their feelings

definitive

for general use and typically of standard design, not special or commemorative

inexplicable

nevysvetlitelny unable to be explained or accounted for. "for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank

unthinkable

nemyslitelny of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility. "it was unthinkable that John could be dead

reasoning

uvazovani the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way. "he explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference

biased towards

showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions: The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting

against my principles

proti mym zasadam (in my principles)

it is set up with a view to (raising awareness)

byl zrizen s cilem zvysit povedomi