consequence - důsledek

noun - the outcome of something you have done

acquaintance - známý

noun - a person who you have already met

 

subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 

present perfect continuous - předpřítomný průběhový čas

noun - a grammar structure consisting of HAVE + BEEN + -ing, such as 'I have been watching TV for two hours.'

 

short-change - ošidit, opomíjet (nedat, kolik by si někdo zasloužil)

verb - to treat someone unfairly and not give them what they deserve or have paid for

reprimand - pokárat, kárat, napomenout, vyhubovat

verb - to express disapproval of someone, especially by criticizing them for something they have done wrong

 

ethnic - etnický, národnostní

adjective - relating to a group of people who have the same cultural, racial, or national background

 

proficiency - dovednost, zdatnost

noun - the ability to do something well because you have the skill and experience at it

 

engagement - závazek, povinnost

noun, formal - an arrangement that you have made to meet someone or do something, especially something official

 

imprint - vštípit se (do paměti)

verb - to have a huge impact on something so that it cannot be forgotten, forgiven, etc.

 

hypersensitivity - přecitlivělost

noun - a medical condition in which you can have extreme physical reactions to medicines, light, etc.

 

scavenge - hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky

verb - to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away

 

typify - být typickým příkladem

verb - to have all the usual features of something and be a typical example of it

crisis - krize

noun - a difficult situation in which you have to make serious decisions and solve serious problems

schizophrenia - schizofrenie

noun - a serious mental disorder that cause people to think unreasonably, have hallucinations, false beliefs etc.