Trading Death (B)

ingratiating /ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/

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Gratitude, grace, congratulate.

nịnh nọt, lấy lòng; adjective; When Saul walked into the back room, a young associate gave him an ... smile and immediately offered him a chair. He kept praising Saul's legendary courtroom skills, even though they had never met before. Saul smiled politely, but he knew exactly what the man wanted. After a brief silence, the associate finally mentioned a problem involving one of his clients.

crack /kræk/

nứt, rạn; verb; The glass table began to ... when Mike placed the heavy case on it. At first, the damage was only a hairline fracture running toward the edge. Then another line appeared beside it, spreading like a spider's web. Mike stared at the table for a moment before quietly moving the case somewhere safer.

crack /kræk/

một tiếng nổ lớn, tiếng nứt vang; noun; A thunderous ... echoed across the desert just after midnight. Jesse froze beside the car and looked toward the distant warehouse. For several seconds, neither man said a word. Then Walt calmly told him to get back into the car before anyone came to investigate.

splinter /ˈsplɪntə(r)/

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Splinter (n) mảnh vỡ.

vỡ vụn, vỡ thành những mảnh nhỏ; verb; The old wooden door ...ed when Mike kicked it open. Dry pieces flew across the hallway and scattered beneath the broken light. Someone had clearly forced their way inside earlier, but the silence suggested they had already left. Mike drew his gun and motioned for the others to stay behind him.

beam /biːm/

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Beam (v) mỉm cười lớn

thanh xà, dầm gỗ dùng để xây nhà; noun; A massive wooden ... hung above the unfinished basement. Saul ducked beneath it while trying to carry a box of documents through the narrow passage. The place had once been a storage room, but now it looked more like a temporary hideout. Every step made the old floorboards groan beneath him.

overturn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/

lật úp, làm đổ; verb; Someone had ...ed the chairs in the interrogation room before Mike arrived. One lay against the wall, while another had been pushed beneath the table. Mike slowly looked around, searching for anything that seemed out of place. He eventually noticed a tiny smear of blood on the floor.

dart /dɑːt/

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Dart: nhìn ai đó nhanh chóng

di chuyển nhanh chóng, liếc nhanh; verb; Jesse's eyes ...ed toward the door when he heard footsteps outside. He tried to act casual, but the movement was too quick to hide his fear. Walt noticed it immediately and lowered his voice. Neither of them needed to say what they were both thinking.

in the space of a heartbeat

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The space of … trong khoảng thời gian (the space of five days/ space of time)

trong chớp mắt, chỉ trong khoảnh khắc; phrase; The entire situation changed ... . One moment, Saul was joking with his client in the parking lot; the next, two black cars screeched to a stop beside them. Men in dark jackets stepped out and began walking toward them. Saul's smile disappeared instantly.

shallow /ˈʃæləʊ/

nông, ngắn và không sâu (về hơi thở); adjective; Jesse's breathing became … as he crouched behind the ruined car. Dust filled the air, and every attempt to take a deeper breath made him cough. Mike placed a hand on his shoulder and told him to stay still. Outside, the headlights of another vehicle slowly swept across the desert.

swell /swel/

trở nên to hơn, dâng lên về âm thanh; verb; The sound of sirens began to ... in the distance. At first, it was little more than a faint hum beyond the highway. Within seconds, however, the noise grew louder and louder as the police cars approached. Saul glanced at Mike and realized they had only moments left to leave.

blistering /ˈblɪstərɪŋ/

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Blister (v,n) vết phồng rộp

nóng rát, nóng đến mức gây phồng rộp; adjective; A cloud of ... smoke rolled out of the damaged building. The heat was so intense that Jesse instinctively covered his face with his jacket. His eyes watered as he stumbled toward the open air. Even from several metres away, the smoke burned his skin.

metallic /məˈtælɪk/

có vẻ hoặc có mùi vị kim loại; adjective; A strange ... taste filled Mike's mouth after the explosion. He wiped the blood from his lower lip and looked around the ruined room. Everything seemed strangely quiet except for the ticking of a broken clock. Somewhere in the darkness, a pipe was slowly leaking onto the floor.

shriek /ʃriːk/

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Screech

tiếng thét chói tai; noun; A sudden ... came from the upstairs apartment just as Saul was leaving the building. He stopped halfway down the stairs and listened carefully. A second later, something heavy crashed against the wall. Saul sighed, adjusted his tie, and reluctantly turned back toward the noise.

give way

vỡ, sụp xuống, nhượng bộ dưới áp lực; idiom; The old wooden staircase finally ... beneath Jesse's weight. He grabbed the railing, but it broke loose in his hands. For a terrifying second, he hung above the basement floor. Mike caught his arm and pulled him back before the entire staircase collapsed.

cascade /kæˈskeɪd/

thác nước; dòng lớn tuôn xuống; noun; A ... of sparks fell from the damaged machine. Walt stepped backward as glowing fragments scattered across the concrete floor. The room smelled of smoke and hot metal. Jesse stared at the machine in disbelief, wondering how much worse things could possibly become.

bear /beə(r)/

mang, đem theo; verb; Saul arrived at the office ...ing a message that none of his clients would be happy to hear. He placed the envelope on the desk and remained unusually quiet. Mike opened it without saying a word. Whatever was written inside was serious enough to make even Saul stop making jokes.

brace /breɪs/

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Brace (n) nẹp để hỗ trợ

Brace (v) chuẩn bị đối phó (brace yourself against)

tựa người vào, chống người vào; verb; Jesse ...d himself against the side of the van as another explosion shook the street. The force nearly knocked him off his feet. Mike grabbed the wheel and waited for the shockwave to pass. When everything finally went quiet, Jesse looked at him and whispered that they should leave immediately.

calf /kɑːf/

bắp chân; noun; A bullet had grazed Mike's ..., leaving a deep cut beneath his trousers. He pressed a cloth against the wound and continued walking as though nothing had happened. Saul watched him in disbelief, unable to understand how calmly he handled the pain. Mike simply told him that stopping was not an option.

roar /rɔː(r)/

ù đi, vang ù trong tai; verb; The engines ...ed so loudly that Jesse could barely hear himself think. He covered his ears as the helicopters passed overhead. The noise seemed to remain inside his head even after they disappeared beyond the hills. For several seconds, all he could hear was a dull ringing.

waver /ˈweɪvə(r)/

lung lay, chao đảo; verb; The world seemed to ... around Walt as he stood beneath the harsh hospital lights. He had not slept properly for days, and every sound felt strangely distant. For a moment, the walls appeared to move around him. He steadied himself against the doorframe and forced himself to stay awake.