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Scare out of one's wits / Absolutely petrified

Sợ chết khiếp | Extremely frightened

A bit down in the dumps / Despondent / Melancholy

Buồn bã, chán nản | Feeling sad or depressed

Go apoplectic with rage / Go ballistic / Go berserk

Giận dữ điên cuồng | Extremely angry

Be chuffed to bits / Elated / Thrilled / Ecstatic

Vui sướng tột độ | Extremely happy and excited

Be heads over heel in love / Besotted with / Smitten with

Yêu say đắm | Deeply in love with someone

Completely repulsed by / Grossed out

Ghê tởm, kinh tởm | Feeling intense disgust

Completely dumbfounded / Flabbergasted / Astounded / Staggered

Sửng sốt, kinh ngạc | Greatly surprised

Literally glued to / Engrossed in

Dán mắt vào / Chăm chú vào | Giving all one's attention to something

Stray into jargon

Lạc vào ngôn ngữ chuyên ngành | To accidentally use technical or difficult language

Splurge on sth

Vung tiền vào cái gì | To spend an unusually high amount of money

A winning streak

Chuỗi thắng liên tiếp | A continuous period of success

A trip / stroll down memory lane

Hồi tưởng quá khứ | To remember happy times from the past

Scrap / Shelve

Hủy bỏ / Gác lại (kế hoạch) | To cancel or postpone a plan

Boast / Brag of sth

Khoe khoang về cái gì | To talk with excessive pride about something

Springboard / Stepping stone

Bàn đạp / Bước đệm | Something that helps you start an achievement

Self-deprecating

Khiêm tốn, tự trào | Mocking oneself or one's own abilities

Self-possessed

Bình tĩnh, tự chủ | Calm, confident, and in control of one's feelings

Self-made

Tự lập, tự thân làm giàu | Having become successful through one's own efforts

Self-assurance

Sự tự tin | Confidence in one's own abilities

Self-aggrandisement

Sự tự đề cao bản thân | The act of enhancing one's own reputation or power

Aptitude

Năng khiếu | A natural ability to do something

An unmitigated disaster

Một thảm họa hoàn toàn | A complete and total disaster

Unassailable argument / position

Lập luận / Vị thế không thể bác bỏ | Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

Insufferable arrogance

Sự kiêu ngạo không thể chịu nổi | Extreme and annoying pride

Inculpatory

Có tính buộc tội | Showing or suggesting that someone is guilty

Chart a way forward / Chart a course

Vạch ra đường hướng | To plan a path for future action

Bequeath something to sb

Để lại tài sản/di sản cho ai | To leave something to someone by a will

Besmirch

Làm hoen ố, bôi nhọ | To damage the reputation of someone

It remains to be seen (whether/if…)

Vẫn còn phải chờ xem | It is not yet known or certain

Be cracked up to be

Được ca tụng/kỳ vọng (thường là nói quá) | To be as good as people say

Hold out hope for sth

Còn hy vọng vào cái gì | To continue to hope that something will happen

Put aside

Gác lại, dành dụm | To save money or ignore something temporarily