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on a roll

27. Her sales figures are climbing; she should ask for a pay rise while she's still on a _______.

trên đà thành công

complement (v)

bổ sung

intuition

natural feel

sale figures

doanh số bán hàng

pay for a rise

tăng lương

be wide of the mark

28. No one knows exactly how much he earns a month, but $2.500 can't be _______ of the mark.

be wrong or miss, quá xa so với thực tế

sustain an injury

29. The footballer never really recovered from the injury he _______ at the beginning of the season.

bị thương, chịu đựng

off your head

31. You must be off your _______ if you think you're going to get away with this.

ngáo, hâm

so great a girl

such was a great girl

so + adj + N

such + be + N

with the benefit of hindsight/experience

39. Even with the benefit of _______, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.

hiểu được từ những gì đã xảy ra

perish (biến mất) the thought

34. A picnic is a good idea but, perish the _______, what if it rains?

đừng nghĩ đến điều đó

hindsight

nhận thức muộn màng

put in an appearance

40. I think I ought to _______ an appearance at the office before lunch.

Tới tham dự nhưng chỉ tới trong chốc lát rồi đi về

bored out of one's mind

41. I didn't like the exhibition; I was bored _______.

chán chết

shudder at the memory

42. I still _______ at the memory of the accident I had when climbing the mountain.

rùng mình bởi ký ức

Ferocity (ferocious, ferociously)

hung dữ hung ác

strange - estrangement

xa lạ - xa cách

liquid - liquify - liquified

insulated tanks

bình chứa cách nhiệt

sliding screen

màn hình trượt

part - partition (v,n)

phân chia ngăn

partition off

divide

charge - surcharge

phí - phụ phí

cleave - cleavage

chia, bừa - sự chia rẽ

transcend - transcendental

siêu việt

aglow

rạng rỡ

Climax - climactic

cao trào, tột điểm

disarm - disarmament

sự

benevolent - benevolence

nhân từ

throw up

56. The new regulations have thrown _______ a few problems for the company.

gây ra

losing one's grip on st

57. Jack took early retirement as he was losing his grip _______ the job.

losing control

scold

la mắng

reduce to tears

58. He scolded her so much that she was reduced _______ tears by the end of the meeting.

= cry

throw someone off balance

59. The sudden movement of the train threw me _______ balance and I fell head-first down the steps.

làm cho ai mất thăng bằng

feel head-first down the step

cảm thấy như nhào xuống cầu thang

prime oneself with sth

60. Ron usually primes himself _______ plenty of black coffee before starting the night shift.

= prepare oneself with sth

night shift

ca đêm, trực đêm

down the drain

61. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work _______ the drain.

đổ sông đổ bể

oral examination

kỳ thi nói

catch one out

62. The oral examination was difficult. The examiner tried to catch me _______ by asking some tricky questions.

bắt lỗi

at the mercy of sb/sth

63. The small boat drifted helplessly _______ the mercy of the wind and waves.

bị định đoạt, bị kiểm soát ai đó

call up sth

64. If you would like to wait a moment, Sir, I will just call _______ your file on the computer screen.

làm xuất hiện cái gì

eke (sth) out (a living)

65. When I was a student, I eked _______ what little money I had by buying only second-hand clothes.

tiết kiệm, kiếm kế sinh nhai

piracy

.n.

1. sự cướp biển;

2. sự vi phạm bản quyền

It has been around

scourge

tai họa

scourge on society must be addressed

cradle

cái nôi, nguồn gốc

take time to do sth

dành thời gian làm gì

perpetrator

thủ phạm

scribes

người viết thuê, người sao chép thuê

thorn (n)

trở ngại

conform

tuân thủ

a matter of

một vấn đề của cj

drifting into an uneasy sleep

trôi vào 1 giấc ngủ khó chịu

irrespective of, regardless of

bất kể, bất luận

bring energy to

mang năng lượng đến

under strain/ pressure

dưới áp lực

to apply oneself to something

chuyên tâm làm việc gì

prelude

n. khúc dạo đầu = preamble (n): introduction of speech

overwhelm

choáng ngợp

inimidating

make sb feel nervous (less confident) = browbeating: force sb do st (threaten)

prodigious

đỉnh nóc kịch trần

deteriorating

become worse

suave

smooth; bland ngọt ngào; khéo léo, tinh tế (thường) nói về đàn ông)

neighborhood

khu vực lân cận = surrounding

prompt

thúc đẩy, nhanh chóng

1. I think you should confront your boss right now with how you feel about this. out

Why don't you...............................................................your boss right now?

1.have it out with

have it out with

Thảo luận hoặc tranh luận một vấn đề để cải thiện tình hình

2. Anna had decided Tom was not telling the truth about what happened. teeth

Anna was sure Tom ........................................................ about what happened

2.was lying through his teeth

Lie through one's teeth

nói dối trắng trợn

Put sth down to

quy cái gì là do,quy cho là

3. Tom reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck.

Tom put ........................................................................

3.Tom put his success down to incredible luck.

4.Our children are crazy about Korean singers. HEAD

............................................................................

4.Our children are head over heels in love with Korean singers.

Be head over heels in love with

đắm chìm trong tình yêu vs ,say mê mẩn ai đó/cái gì

5.Were you at all worried about telling the truth. MISGIVINGS

............................................................................

5.Did you have any misgivings about telling the truth?

misgivings: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

sự nghi ngại, e dè

6.He was shouting as loud as he could. TOP

............................................................................

6,He was shouting at the top of his voice.

at the top of his voice

nói rất to; hét toáng lên.

7.The prisoner was recaptured as he rushed towards the gate. DASH

............................................................................

7,The prisoner was recaptured as he made a dash for the gate

Make a dash for

lao thẳng,chạy thẳng về phía nào

8. However unfavorable our position is, we mustn't surrender. (face)

8. However unfavorable our position is, we must put a bold face on it.

Put a bold face on

seem bold or confident about

Get a chip on one's shoulder

to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people

9. Tim failed to get into university and he gets very annoyed if it's mentioned. CHIP

Timothy has ...............................

9.Timothy has got a chip on his shoulder about his failure to get into university.

Put in a good word

say positive things about someone

10. I happen to know the manager of the firm. I can recommend you if you like. (word)

10 I happen to know the manager of the firm. I can put in a good word for you if you like.

Brain chemicals

Hóa chất trong não

Specific tasks

Các nhiệm vụ cụ thể

Insurmountable

Không thể vượt qua, không thể khắc phục

Medical condition

Tình trạng bệnh lý

Personality trait

Đặc điểm tính cách

Guilty for struggling

Cảm thấy tội lỗi vì đấu tranh

Talking openly

Nói chuyện một cách cởi mở

Suicide risk

Nguy cơ tự tử

Erode stigma

Xóa bỏ sự kỳ thị