people and society ( des B2 )

blame (v) – Don’t blame me if something goes wrong.

Say someone is responsible for something bad; đổ lỗi

fault (n) – It was my fault that we were late.

Responsibility for a mistake; lỗi

support (v) – They support each other during hard times.

Help or encourage; hỗ trợ

assist (v) – She assisted him with the project.

Help; trợ giúp

popular (adj) – This singer is really popular now.

Liked by many people; phổ biến

famous (adj) – He became famous after the movie.

Well-known; nổi tiếng

sympathetic (adj) – She was sympathetic when he lost his job.

Show understanding; cảm thông

likeable (adj) – He is very likeable and easy to talk to.

Pleasant and easy to like; dễ mến

typical (adj) – It’s a typical British breakfast.

Usual or normal; điển hình

usual (adj) – I woke up at the usual time.

Normal or expected; thông thường

ordinary (adj) – It’s just an ordinary day.

Normal, not special; bình thường

nervous (adj) – She felt nervous before the exam.

Anxious, worried; lo lắng

bad-tempered (adj) – He gets bad-tempered when tired.

Easily annoyed; dễ cáu

unknown (adj) – The writer is unknown.

Not known; không biết đến

infamous (adj) – The place is infamous for crime.

Famous for something bad; tai tiếng

ask after – He asked after your health.

Ask for news about someone; hỏi thăm

bring up – She was brought up in the countryside.

Raise a child; nuôi nấng

fall for – He fell for her immediately.

Fall in love with; yêu ai đó

fall for (a trick) – I can’t believe I fell for that!

Be tricked; bị lừa

fall out (with) – They fell out over money.

Argue and stop being friends; nghỉ chơi

get on (with) – I get on well with my coworkers.

Have a good relationship; hòa hợp

grow up – He grew up in Canada.

Become an adult; lớn lên

look down on – She looks down on people without degrees.

Think you are better; coi thường

look up to – Many students look up to their teachers.

Admire and respect; ngưỡng mộ

make up – They made up after the fight.

Become friends again; làm hòa

pass away – Her grandfather passed away last year.

Die; qua đời

pick on – Stop picking on your little brother!

Keep treating someone unfairly; bắt nạt

put down – Don’t put people down for their mistakes.

Make someone feel stupid; hạ thấp

settle down –

He finally settled down after shouting for a while.

calm down

settle down

Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live quietly

stay in one place or get married and live quietly

stand up for – She always stands up for her friends.

Defend or support; bảo vệ

take aback – I was taken aback by the news.

Surprised; bất ngờ

give approval – My boss gave approval for the plan.

Giving permission or agreement; chấp thuận

care about sth – She really cares about the environment.

Feel concern or interest; quan tâm

have the courage to do sth – He finally had the courage to ask her out.

Be brave enough; đủ can đảm

disguise as – He disguised himself as a waiter.

Change appearance to hide identity; cải trang

in disguise

He came to the party in disguise so no one would recognize him.

che giấu danh tính, diện mạo, hoặc mục đích thật; giả dạng.

meet with sb’s approval

The new proposal did not meet with the manager’s approval.

được ai đó tán thành, chấp thuận

in favour of – I’m in favour of reducing plastic use.

Support an idea; ủng hộ

do a favor

I do a favor for my neighbor by watering her plants daily

to do a helpful act for someone, often to help them with a task or situation

fall in love (with) – He fell in love with her instantly.

Begin loving someone; yêu

in a good mood – She woke up in a good mood today.

Feeling happy; tâm trạng tốt

pity (v) – I pity anyone who has to work in that heat.

Feel sorry for; thương hại

make a promise – She made a promise to help.

Commit to doing something; hứa

break a promise – He broke his promise again.

Not keep a promise; thất hứa

object to doing sth – Many people object to raising taxes.

Disagree with; phản đối

ban sb from sth

The school banned students from using their phones in class.

cấm ai làm gì hoặc không cho phép ai đến đâu.

convince sb of sth

I finally convinced her of the importance of studying.

thuyết phục ai tin vào điều gì.

attack sb for sth/doing

the manyor was attacked for wasting public money

chỉ trích vì…

disabled (adj) – The building is accessible for disabled people.

Having a physical/mental limitation; khuyết tật

correspond (v) – Their results correspond with ours.

Match or be similar; tương ứng

disobey (v) – He disobeyed the teacher.

Not follow rules; không tuân

nervousness (n) – His nervousness was obvious.

Feeling anxious; sự lo lắng

willing (adj) – I’m willing to help.

Ready to do something; sẵn lòng

unwilling (adj) – He was unwilling to participate.

Not ready to do; không sẵn lòng