Thẻ ghi nhớ: Grammar and vocab for advanced | Quizlet

Traffic congestion

tắc đường

come into contact with

tiếp xúc với ai đó, cái gì

on offer

for sale

out of this world

extremely good

put sb's mind at ease/ at ease

make someone feel relaxed, feel relaxed

make good on one's promise

làm đúng lời hứa

not lift a finger (to do sth)

không giúp đỡ ai cái gì cả

have had enough

can't stand of sth anymore

underway

happpening

at the eleventh hour

at the last possible moment

come to a head

reach a critical point

embellish

to decorate

hurdle

a barrier, problem

a skeleton in the closet

an unpleasant embarrassing secret

draw the line

set a limit

root and branch

completely

cover one's tracks

che dấu bằng chứng

sweep sth under the carpet

to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it, paper over the cracks

muddy the waters

làm một vấn đề khó hiểu hơn

go to the expense of sth

spend money on sth

to say the least

nhấn mạnh sự nghiêm trọng của vấn đề mà mình đã nhắc đến

weigh up

cân nhắc

star-studded

including many famous performers

(have sb) in stitches

make sb laugh a lot

capacity audience

largest crowd a venue can hold

edgy

tense, easily upset

abrasive

rude and unfriendly

hit it off with someone

to be friendly with each other immediately

expatriate

người xa xứ

dreary

depressing and boring

pine for

to want or miss somebody/something very much

greener pastures/ pastures new/ new pastures

chân trời mới

do sth like a shot

do sth quickly

pull the rug out from under someone

To suddenly stop supporting someone.

off the menu

unlikely to happen

your heart isn't in it

không để tâm đến cái gì

with your compliments

for free

connotation

nghĩa bóng

denotation

nghĩa đen

stereotype

khuôn mẫu

make inroads into

to start to have effect on sth

derogatory

offensive

perpetuate

to cause sth to continue

overt

unhidden, public, open

deem

consider

boarding school

trường nội trú

hands-on experience

practical experience

on-the-job training

đào tạo tại chỗ

waterborne disease

bệnh lây lan qua đường nước (sinh vật lây lan trong nguồn nước)

contagious

infectious (touching)

acute

(situation) severe; shrewd

roll on roll off

cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo (cars)

fly off the handle

to lose one's temper

laid-back

dễ tính, thoải mái

uptight

Tense and nervous; rigid

dejected

Downcast or sad; depressed

confrontational

argumentative, hostile

hideous

very ugly

jog my memory

to help you remember something

public appearance

participation in a public event

sought-after

desirable

infatuation

head over heels

fantasize

imagine something pleasant but is unlikely to happen

fantastical

imaginary

manipulative

skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

compulsive

obsessive, fanatic

common ground

a shared opinion

group dynamics

the ways in which individuals affect groups and the ways in which groups influence individuals

balancing act

cân bằng thời gian dành cho 2 công việc khác nhau

be at loggerheads

to disagree strongly

bridge a gap

làm cho 2 cái gì đó trở nên ít khác hơn

be/come up against a brick wall

không thể tiếp tục việc gì đó vì bị ngăn chặn

instill

truyền một tư tưởng cho ai đó

idyllic

naturally peaceful

turbulent

sóng gió, không êm đềm

drift apart

to become less close to someone with time

exorbitant

unreasonably high

unheard-of

surprising or shocking because not known about or previously experienced

far-flung

distant

far-fetched

unlikely to happen

get into shape

to keep fit

burn off

remove by burning or similar process

extortionate

extremely expensive

emergent

becoming prominent

oversubscribed

if sth is oversubscribed, the demand for it is very high that even when it is freshed out of, people still want to buy it (especially shares and tickets)

undersubscribed

ít người mua

sanction

official permission or approval; a punishment to uphold the law

sue

to take to court (kiện)

in contention for

competing for

drop/give a hint

make a suggestion in an indirect way

take a hint

to understand a hint

take one's mind off

to make you forget about something unpleasant for a short time

Go/Turn over something in one's mind

repeatedly think about sth

To come (in)to mind/ To spring to mind

to suddenly come up with sth

in preference to

instead of someone or something else that you like or want less

get to a stage where

reaching a point where

put signature on

sign

model oneself on sb

try to be like sb

alienate from

to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group