VOCAB CARD 3

Go under

fail financially (Bankrupt)/ Sink in water/ Go by a name / lose consciousness

Hang over sb

u think about it and worry about it a lot because it might happen soon

Stagger (v)

to walk with weak, unsteady steps/ to shock or surprise sb very much

Swagger (v) /ˈswæɡə/

to walk in an extremely proud and confident way

prowl (v)

to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting

By dint of

as a result of sth

Steeple (n) /ˈstiːpl/

a tall, pointed tower on the roof of a church

Extensive grounds (n)

gardens and land surrounding a building that cover a large area

Be wide of the mark

to be wrong

Come by sth

to get sth, using effort, by chance or in a way that has not been explained

Come by somewhere

to visit a place for a short time, often when u are going to somewhere else

Bleat (v)

sheep / goats make sound/ to complain in an annoying place

Neigh (v)/(n)

a long, loud, high sound that horses make when excited or frightened

Crow (v)

(of a male chicken) to make a loud cry

Croak (v)

frogs, crows croak, they make deep rough sounds

Ransack (v) /ˈrænsæk/

to completely search a place in a way that causes mess and damage

Exterminate (v)

to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or a particular type

Annihilate (v) /əˈnaɪəleɪt/

to destroy completely, leaving nothing

Be green (a)

to be very young, inexperienced

Rattle windows

làm cửa sổ rung lắc

push s.o around

to tell s.o what to do in a rude / threatening way

Cut back on

to spend, do, use or consume less of sth

Unsuspecting (a)

trusting, not realizing there is any danger or harm (SUSPECT)

Inhospitable (a)

not welcoming or generous to people who visit u / is not suitable for humans to live in

Capricious (a) /kəˈprɪʃəs/

changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly

Raging torrent (n)

dòng thác chảy dữ dội

fraternize with

to behave in a friendly way toward s.o

flee from s.o/sth

to escape by running away from sb/sth

fidget around

to compulsively move around in a nervous / restless manner

Glee at sth

hân hoan trước cái gì

Grieve over

to feel deep sadness because of a loss

fret about sth

to be nervous or worried because of sth

fidelity to sth

sự trung thành đối với ai/cái gì

fixate on sb/sth

to think about sth too much and find it difficult to stop

liable to sth / do sth

very likely to do sth / likely to happen

Gain (v)

nhanh ≠ lose (dùng cho đồng hồ)

Single-minded (a)

very determined to achieve sth

Beholder (n)

a person who sees or looks at s.o/sth (HOLD)

Indefensible (a)

too bad to be protected from criticism

Give away

to donate

Give in

to admit defeat / surrender

By coincidence

by chance

I've seen better

dùng để chê khéo, ám chỉ rằng bạn từng thấy cái tốt hơn

Be on a roll

to be having a successful or lucky period

Sustain an injury

chịu đựng, bị tổn thương

Take s.o for a ride

cheat / deceive s.o

Make a dent in sth

to reduce an amount of sth, money / work

Be snowed under with sth

to have so much work that u have problems dealing with it all

Whine

mosquitoes

Groan (n) /ɡrəʊn/

a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappiness (tiếng thở dài ngao ngán)

Screech (n)

tiếng thét chói tai

Be averse to sth

hate sth

Smash (v)

đập vỡ tan tành

Clink (v)

phát ra tiếng leng keng (ly cụng nhau)

Bang (v)

đập mạnh (kc vẻ)

Individuality (n)

bản sắc cá nhân (DIVIDE)

Stereotypical (a)

mang tính khuôn mẫu, rập khuôn (TYPE)

Counter-culture (n)

a way of life and a set of ideas that are completely different from those accepted by most of society (CULTURE)

Self-destruction

self-harm (DESTROY)

Standout (n)

sb/sth that is easily to notice, usually because of being much better than others

Breakaway (n)

an act of separating from a group, organization, especially because of disagreement

Disabling condition (n)

a condition that causes disability

Be off

to leave / depart

Back down on

withdraw a claim, demand, plan

Bank on sth

to rely / depend on sth

Break off

separate a piece/ suddenly stop speaking / doing sth/ end a relationship / agreement

Wind up

to find yourself in a particular place

Water sth down

to deliberately make an idea / opinion less extreme

Take apart (v)

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