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OF YOUR OWN ACCORD

to do something willingly

ON NO ACCOUNT

Under no circumstances

ACCOUNT FOR STH

to explain sth

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER

to behave properly

AGAINST ALL THE ODDS

despite the difficulties

VANISH INTO THIN AIR

disappear without leaving a trace

RAISE/ FLAG AN ALARM

alert sb

ALIVE AND KICKING WELL

be safe and sound

COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES/ COME IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS

sth abound

ALL THE BETTER

even better than expected

ALL BUT

almost

MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR

to take into consideration

RUN ALONG THE LINES OF

focus on

ANALOGOUS

comparable

BE POLES APART

to have nothing in common

APPALLING

inspiring shock, horror, disgust

AN APPETITE FOR STH

taste for

ARM IN ARM

together

KEEP SB AT ARM'S LENGTH

to not have a close relationship with sb

ARRIVE AT AN ANSWER/ CONCLUSION

decide

PUT FORTH

propose, bear fruit

What they have to offer

What they have

By essence

Most importantly

BY HINDSIGHT

sau khi nhìn lại

HAIR-BRAINED

giddy; reckless, stupid

at a moment's notice

almost immediately

at a low ebb

at a low point

at face value

for what something appears to be

at liberty

free; unrestrained

at odds with

in disagreement

at the mercy of

in the power of; under the control of

in the light of

considering

in collaboration with

in cooperation with / working together with

in the aftermath of

in anticipation of

looking forward to

in jeopardy

in danger

in dispute

being doubted

for the benefit of

for a charge

for life

This is how long a federal judge term lasts

for the sake of

for the purpose of

for lack of

due to insufficiency of something

for granted

by virtue of

because of, thanks to, on account of

by design

done on purpose, for a particular purpose

by any means

in any possible way, no matter how.

by appointment

beforehand

by any standards

by coincidence

by chance

to an extent

partly

to excess

too much

to one's credit

to one's dismay

to the exclusion of

except for

to date

until now

on bail

on the increase

increasing

on display

on show

on the assumption

on no account

under no circumstances

with a view to

with the purpose or hope that

with the aid of

with help or support

with the exception of

except; not including;

e.g. All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last.

with the intention of

to do sth

with respect to

in reference to, in terms of , with regard to

with the help of

without a hitch

without a problem

without foundation

no evidence

without precedent

new and original

without fail

always

without respite

no break

without a doubt

no doubt

under strain

under pressure

under the command of

under the misapprehension

misunderstanding

under arrest

policeman takes you to the police station

under cover of

hide behind sth

under consideration

being thought about

able student/ workforce

clever

perishable goods

a product that does not stay fresh for long

come to an abrupt end/halt

stop suddenly

a stream of abuse/invectives

một tràng chửi

academic

clever

accessible

easy to understand

accumulation of possession

an amount of sth collected

across the board

happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area

action

fighting in a war

add insult to injury

thêm dầu vào lửa

adjacent

next to

have an adverse effect on sth

có ảnh hưởng xấu

cannot afford sth

không liều để mất sth đc

but then/ there again

but at the same time

at the tender age of ...

at a young age

agenda

important subject to deal with

aimed at Ving

be intended to V

an air of sth

có chất gì đó (quality) an air of authority

clear the air

remove suspicion or bad feeling

vanish into thin air

suddenly disappear in a mysterious way

a breath of fresh air

someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting