i hate myself: 30/8/2026.

___users of Excel often use complex formulas, macros, and shortcuts. → Những người dùng Excel chuyên sâu thường dùng công thức phức tạp, macro và phím tắt.

power user = someone who uses a product very frequently and knows how to use its advanced features

random.

1. X-wide (👉 -wide = across the whole of something) system-wide, school-wide…

2. stock soar >< stock sold. (a company’s stock) /sɔː(r)/

3. Nordic mythology = thần thoại Bắc Âu.

4. serrated /səˈreɪtɪd/ = có cạnh/lưỡi răng cưa (serrated teeth)

5. ZEIT-GEIST

6. well-heeled streets (not well-healed)

7. pop-up events / stores / experience.

8. we become life’s stowaways = take advantage what life gives us (stowaway → free ride)

9. skeletal muscle = cơ liên kết với bộ xương, giúp bạn di chuyển cơ thể. (cardiac muscle = cơ tim ❤ → tự hoạt động smooth muscle = cơ trơn → trong ruột, mạch máu, v.v., cũng hoạt động không theo ý muốn)

10. distinctively ~ uniquely (standout) >< distinctly = clearly. (distinct pleasure - pleasurAble)

11. fairy tale = a story that is extraordinary, almost magical, and unrealistic.

    
    

The company sells ____ based on popular movie characters. → Công ty bán mô hình nhân vật sưu tầm dựa trên các nhân vật phim nổi tiếng.

These figures have become valuable _____. → Những mô hình này đã trở thành đồ sưu tầm có giá trị.

collectible figurines = mô hình nhân vật nhỏ được mua để sưu tầm

collectibles (n)

The ____ was killing me. → Sự hồi hộp làm tôi phát điên.

the ____ of waiting for the results → sự hồi hộp khi chờ kết quả

suspense = uncertainty + anticipation + tension. → suspenseful.

a suspense novel / thriller.

build / resolve the suspense.

keep someone in suspense

Don't let your talent ____. = Don't waste your talent by never developing or using it.

He let his skills _____ after leaving the industry. = His skills deteriorated because he stopped using them.

They let the relationship _____. = They neglected the relationship until it deteriorated.

let smt rot = allow smt valuable / meaningful to deteriorate through neglect

Would you ever give anything to an ____?

ingrate /ˈɪŋɡreɪt/ = an ungrateful person

He mistook his ____ for love. → Anh ấy nhầm sự say mê nhất thời của mình với tình yêu.

Her ____ with the actor lasted only a few months. → Sự mê đắm của cô ấy với nam diễn viên chỉ kéo dài vài tháng.

infatuation = a strong but short-lived attraction → sự say mê nhất thời / say nắng

She ____ an outfit from clothes she already had. → Cô ấy ghép đại một bộ đồ từ những quần áo có sẵn.

____ a team

cobble together = quickly put things together from whatever is available

limited resources + improvisation + imperfect result

The company has carved ____ in the luxury skincare market. → Công ty đã tạo dựng được chỗ đứng riêng trong thị trường chăm sóc da cao cấp.

carve out a niche = create your own place in a market

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████⬜███████ ← you carve out a space

niche = hốc tường

This is a ___ Picasso. → Đây là một tác phẩm Picasso chính hiệu.

a ____ expert → chuyên gia chính hiệu, được công nhận là chuyên gia thực sự

bona fide = genuinely real / legitimate /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/

It comes from Latin, literally meaning “in good faith.”

The sport is also making ____ in vietnam, particularly in urban hubs and residential complexes.

• make waves → emphasizes impact/influence/change

• make a splash → emphasizes getting attention / making a strong entrance

the ____ beauty of youth.

Fame can be ___.

cult following = a group of people who are genuinely obsesed with smt.

evanescent /ˌevəˈnesənt/ = very short-lived.

That's why “evanescent = evaporates” is a useful mnemonic.

🧠 EVANESCENT → VANISHING

He tried to ____ himself with his boss. → Anh ta cố lấy lòng sếp.

She ______ herself with the wealthy family by constantly praising them. → Cô ấy cố lấy lòng gia đình giàu có bằng cách liên tục khen họ.

ingratiate yourself with someone = try hard to win their favor → cố lấy lòng ai

These computer games are all a bit ___.

samey = ​not changing or different and therefore boring

somnolent

synonyms: drowsy, groggy.

how to paragraph album sales.

top hits streams.

rank first

the number of albums artists were able to sell.

have the highest album sales. >< have the lowest sales figure

sell … albums.

record 36k album sales.

present total streams from various platforms recorded for top hits.

hits are streamed on … >< played least on …

in terms of the number of streams for top hits in various platforms, … observed the greatest number at…

on top of the charts.

outsell all other albums.

QQ and Apple Music had significantly lower numbers, with the total streams not exceeding 80 million.

Spotify was also able to register a moderately high figure of 960 million, less than half that for YouTube

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