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identity card - průkaz totožnosti

noun - a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information, people have to carry this card to prove who they are

 

incline - naklonit (hlavu)

verb, formal - to bend your head forward

 

liaise - úzce spolupracovat

verb, British English - to work closely with someone and keep each other informed about what is going on

 

keep up with - držet krok s něčím, být informován

verb - to be aware of current events

 

detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 

mull - zvažovat, přemýšlet, promýšlet, uvažovat

verb - to think about something slowly and carefully

 

key - klíč (odpovědi), odpovědi, řešení

noun - the answers to an exercise

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 

mockery - výsměch, utahování, posmívání, posměch

noun - the act of making fun of someone

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

puzzle - zmást, poplést

verb - to make somebody confused

 

puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

 

hit upon - najednou na něco přijít, náhodou na něco přijít, objevit (náhodou), kápnout na něco

verb - to suddenly discover something or to suddenly have an idea