IELTS Listening

be after sb/sth

to be looking for somebody or something or trying to find or get them or it

lubricant / lube

(n) chất bôi trơn

rack

(n) giá, giá đỡ

cubbyhole

(n) a very small room or space for storing things

veranda / verandah / porch

(n) hiên nhà

reprieve

(n) an escape from a bad situation or experience

go out (of) the window

(v) (of quality, principle, or idea) does not exist any more

be inclined to do sth

likely or wanting to do something

bibliography

(n) a detailed list of all the sources consulted and cited in a research paper or project

chase sth up / chase sth down

(v) to find something that is needed; to deal with something that has been forgotten

chase sb up

(v) to contact somebody in order to remind them to do something that they should have done already

• We need to ____ all members who have not yet paid.

have a flair for sth

(n) have a natural ability to do something well

thorny

(adj) (of a problem, issue or subject, …) difficult to deal with

vibrant

(adj) energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm

motto

(n) a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses the principles or belief of a person, group, country, or organization

cashier

(n) nhân viên thu ngân

checkout

(n) quầy thu ngân

stack

(v) to arrange things in an ordered pile

go astray

(v) to become lost; to be stolen | to go in the wrong direction or to have the wrong result

• Several letters ____ or were not delivered.

• We locked up our valuables so they would not ____.

valuables

(n) small objects, especially jewellery, that might be sold for a lot of money

deck

(n) bong tàu

arcade

(n) a covered area or passage in which there are shops

shopaholic

(n) người thích shopping

duty-free

(adj) miễn thuế

wade through sth

(v) to spend a lot of time and effort doing something boring or difficult, especially reading a lot of information

e.g. We had to _____ pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.

chronological

(adj) theo trình tự thời gian

chronologically

(adv) in chronological order

clear-cut

(adj) clear or obvious without needing any proof

• She has ____ evidence that the company cheated her.

• There is no _____ answer to this question.

the bulk of sth

= the main part of something | most of something

e.g. ____ the population lives in cities.

e.g. In fact, ____ the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

downtown

(adj) (adv) in or to the central part of a city

buzzy

(adj) ồn ào, náo nhiệt

• There's always a ____ atmosphere in the restaurant.

barn

(n) a large building on a farm in which animals or dried grass and grain are kept

inquire / enquire

(v) to ask for information

• "Where are we going?" he ____ politely.

anthropology

(n) nhân học, nhân chủng học, nhân loại

investiture

(n) a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power, etc.

commodity

(n) hàng hóa

metabolism

(n) sự trao đổi chất, quá trình trao đổi chất

• Exercise is supposed to speed up your ____.

crystallize

(v) kết tính

larval

(adj) thuộc về ấu trùng

lineage

(n) dòng dõi

• She's very proud of her ancient royal ____.