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crane one's neck

rướn cổ lên nhìn cái gì(thường là bị che khuất)

Ex: Mike ______ to get the first glimpse of the car.

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a hair's breadth

đường tơ kẽ tóc, một khoảng cách cực kỳ nhỏ

Ex: She came within ______ of losing her life

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fly upward

bay lên trên

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leap(v/n)

nhảy vọt/bước nhảy vọt

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a leap in the dark

Liều, mạo hiểm; hành động mù quáng, không suy

nghĩ.

Ex: I had very little information about the company, so writing to them was ______ .

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hang by a thread

(tính mạng của một người) gặp nguy hiểm lớn, tình thế ngàn cân treo sợi tóc

Ex: The mayor's political future has been ______ since the fraud scandal.

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at arm's length

giữa khoảng cách an toàn, xa cách

Ex: He held the snake ______ .

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a stone's throw away/from

rất gần với

Ex: *The hotel is just __________ the beach.*

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enlargement

sự mở rộng, sự phóng to Ex: The building underwent a major ______ last year.

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enlargement of the heart

sự sưng/phóng đại kích thước tim (bệnh tim to) Ex: The doctor diagnosed him with an ______ of the heart.

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extension

sự mở rộng, sự gia hạn Ex: We built a kitchen ______ onto the back of the house.

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break the ice

phá vỡ sự ngại ngùng, to make people who have never met before feel more comfortable with each other

Ex: Someone suggested that we play a party game to __________

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housewarming party

bữa tiệc tân gia

Ex: We're having a __________ on Friday if you'd like to come.

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get out and about

Đi đây đi đó( nhất là sau khi bị ốm hoặc ở lì ở nhà tỏng một khoảng thời gian dài)

ex: She's feeling better and finally __________again.

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break up

giải tán (đám đông, cuộc họp)

Ex: The police arrived to __________ the fight.

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small talk

chuyện xã giao

Ex: I don't enjoy parties where I have to make __________with complete strangers.

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gossipy

adj. nhiều chuyện

Ex: __________ people

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humble

khiêm tốn, nhún nhường/ tầm thường, nghèo hèn

Ex: He's very __________about his success.

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in place of

= instead of

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bulky

cồng kềnh, to lớn, chiếm nhiều chỗ

Ex: Early mobile phones were __________and expensive.

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bulk

số lượng lớn

ex: It was a document of surprising __________.

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birth certificate

giấy khai sinh

Ex: A __________ must be presented before a child can be registered at school.

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send in

nộp, giao, gửi đến một cơ quan chờ xét duyệt

Ex: The magazine asked its readers to __________ their comments about the new style of presentation.

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license

giấy phép

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stain(n/v)

vết bẩn trên 1 bề mặt/ làm bẩn

Ex: Tomato sauce __________terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.

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stainless steel

thép không gỉ

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electrical

thuộc về điện(ngành,...)

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wonder(n/v)

kỳ quan, sự kì diệu/tự hỏi

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no wonder

thảo nào

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các từ có đuối cide nghĩa là "chết chóc"

vd: pesticide, herbicide, insectcide,...

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simplify

Đơn giản hóa

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simplicity

tính đơn giản

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shadows under one's eyes

quầng thâm mắt

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toll

lệ phí qua đường

Ex:__________ are now collected electronically on most motorways.

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the death toll

số người tử vong

Ex:The day after the explosion ________ had risen to 90.

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break out

bùng nổ, bùng phát

Ex: Fighting ________ all over the city.

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outbreak

n. sự bùng phát, bùng nổ

Ex: an ________of cholera

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rebellion

cuộc nổi loạn, sự nổi loạn

Ex: her teenage ________

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rebellious

adj. nổi loạn, chống đối

Ex: Her teachers regard her as a ________, trouble-making girl.

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rise up (against sb/sth)

vùng lên đấu tranh, đứng lên khởi nghĩa

Ex: The citizens finally ________ the dictator to demand democracy."

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come up

(v) xảy ra, xuất hiện, nảy sinh (vấn đề)/ được đề cập

Ex: Don't worry, that financial problem didn't ________ during the meeting.

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never put off until tomorrow what you can do today

Việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai

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put sb off

Làm ai đó mất hứng, không vui

Ex: The smell of the seafood ________ my dinner.

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put sth away

Cất cái gì đó đi

Ex: Please ________ your toys ________before dinner.

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put sth back

Để lại vị trí cũ; trì hoãn, thay đổi lịch trình...

Ex: When you are finished with the book, please ________ on the shelf.

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fight like cats and dogs

cãi nhau như chó với mèo

Ex: As kids, my brother and I used to________, but now we get along great.

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here and there

rải rác (in different places)

Ex: There were a few books ________, but apart from that the room was quite bare.

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purity

sự tinh khiết

Ex: air/water ________

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concept

(n) khái niệm, quan niệm

Ex: It is very difficult to define the ________of beauty.

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cover expenses

chi trả chi phí

Ex: Don't worry about the travel costs; the company will ________

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in the event of

trong trường hợp = in case of

Ex:________ a fire, do not use the elevators. Use the stairs instead

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charge sb for sth

tính phí cho ai cái gì

Ex: Can I ________the company ________petrol I use getting to work?

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confiding

nhẹ dạ, cả tin

Ex: When she spoke again her manner was more ________.

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confide

chia sẻ, tâm sự (với người mà bản thân mình tin cậy)

Ex: "My husband doesn't know yet, but I'm going to leave him," she ________.

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the storm breaks

cơn bão ập đến, bùng phát

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minor injuries

vết thương nhỏ