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rascal
a person, especially a child or man, who shows a lack of respect for other people and enjoys playing tricks on them
Come here, you little rascal!
I hear the old rascal's been causing trouble again.

(uličník, dareba, rošťák)

lean – nahnout (se)

1 [intransitive] (+ adverb/preposi­tion) – to bend or move from a vertical position

I leaned back in my chair.

The tower is leaning dangerously.

A man was leaning out of the window.

2 [intransitive] – to rest on or against something for support

lean against something A shovel was leaning against the wall.

lean on something She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.

3 [transitive] lean something against/on something- to make something rest against something in a sloping position

Can I lean my bike against the wall?

nuisance

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nuisance

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nuisance /ˈnjuːsəns/ – otrava, nepříjemnost, svízel, mrzutost / otrava, dotěra / nepřístojnost
1 [countable, usually singular] a thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems
I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone.
I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself.
It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow.What a nuisance!
2 [countable, uncountable] (law) behaviour by somebody that annoys other people and that a court can order the person to stop
He was charged with causing a public nuisance.

ETHOS
/ ***** / – étos, charakter, (mravní) ráz

the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group or society
an ethos of public service
the carefree Californian ethos

sinister – zlověstný, hrozivý

seeming evil or dangerous ; making you think something bad will happen

There was something cold and sinister about him.

There is another, more sinister, possibility.

We needn't assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.

 

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