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birth certificate

an official document showing when and where you were born

spare part

a part for a car or machine to replace an old or broken part

passer-by (n)

a person walking past a place by chance - khách qua đường

nursery rhyme

a short and usually very old song or poem for young children - bài đồng dao hoặc bài hát thiếu nhi

fruit/slot machine

a machine into which you put money in the hope of winning more back

next of kin

your closest living relative (often used on official documents - người thân cận nhất

built-up (adj)

a built-up area has a lot of houses and not many open-spaces

panic-stricken (adj)

extremely anxious about sth

thick-skinned (adj)

not easily upset by unkind or critical comments

off-putting (adj)

(of behavior) irritating or unattractive

tongue-tied (adj)

unable to speak easily because of nerves or shyness

worn out (adj)

(of a thing) no longer useful because it has been used so much/ (of a person) exhausted form work or exercise

hard-wearing (adj)

(of a product) remaining in good condition for a long time

absent-minded (adj)

forgetful

single-minded (adj)

thinking in a concentrated way about sth and determined to a achieve it

let-down (n)

a disappointment

dropout (n)

a person who leaves school or college before they have finished their studies

turnout (n)

the number of people who attend a particular event

turn out

Tham gia, xuất hiện

shake-up (n)

large changes made in an organization to improve it

shake sth up

gây ra một sự thay đổi lớn hoặc cải tổ đột ngột

hold sth/sb up

delay sth/sb

hold-up (n)

Sự trì hoãn, cản trở

tailback (n)

a long line of traffic, moving very slowly

tail back

tình trạng xe cộ xếp thành hàng dài, di chuyển rất chậm hoặc đứng yên hoàn toàn do ùn tắc

write-off (n)

a vehicle that is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing

write sth off

phá hỏng hoàn toàn

setback (n)

a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes a situation worse for sb

set sth/sb back

Làm trì hoãn, làm chậm tiến độ

break out

start

outbreak (n)

the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease

lay out

(informal) spend

outlay (n)

the money that you have to spend in order to start a new project

long weekend

a short holiday from Friday to Sunday or Saturday to Monday

fancy dress

clothes that you wear to a party to make you appear in a different character

last-minute (adj)

happening at the last possible moment

never-ending (adj)

(especially of sth unpleasant) seeming to last for ever

bad-tempered (adj)

often angry and easily annoyed

narrow-minded (adj)

not willing to listen to ideas and opinion of other. SYN: bigoted. OPPS: broad-minded, open-minded

drop out (of sth)

leave school, college, a course, etc. without finishing your studies

break-up (n)

the ending of a relationship or association

break up

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