close up c2 unit 9 work maturity

utility

dv điện, nước, ga

reference

thư giới thiệu cung cấp tt, t/c, năng lực cho chủ mới

• We will take up references (= contact the people who provided them) after the interview.

tenant

người thuê trọ, thuê đất

• They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent.

tenancy

tgian thuê, quyền đc sống ở nơi mình thuê

upfront

• + about honest, frank

  He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning.

• trả trước

  There will be an upfront fee of 4%.

landlord

chủ thuê, người cho thuê đất

absentee landlord

địa chủ vắng mặt, người cho thuê nhưng k sống ở vùng đấy

flexitime

tgian linh hoạt

paternity/maternity leave

nghỉ phép của cha mẹ khi mới sinh

tender st to sb

offer sb st

• tender your resignation

letting agency

đại lý cho thuê nhà

sublet st to sb

cho thuê lại cái mình thuê của ng khác

eviction

đuổi

be emancipated from

đc giải phóng khỏi sự ksoat, quyền lục.. chính trị, xhoi

• Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States.

sovereign

chủ quyền

autonomous

of a country, a region or an organization qgia độc lập, tự chủ

• an autonomous republic/state/province

be enfranchised /ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/

đc cho quyền bầu cử

hierarchical

(a) hierarchy

mediocrity

disapproving tầm thường

see fit to V

thấy cần thiết làm gì

• She saw fit to pull her son out of the school.

be no mean feat

• 1 thành tự lớn
  Getting the job finished in under a week was no mean feat.

join the ranks of

members of group/organization

• At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.

grinding poverty

nghèo đói kéo dài

sweatshop

xưởng bóc lột sức lđ

unwitting

k hay biet k nhận ra vô ý

• She was the unwitting cause of the argument.

laden with sth

• chứa cgi, mang theo cgi

  He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone.

• chồng chất cgi bad

  The Nasdaq index is heavily laden with technology stocks

surreptitious /ˌsʌr.əpˈtɪʃ.əs/

lén lút giấu giếm

• She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn't help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock.

clandestine /klænˈdestɪn/

ám muội bí mật

a clandestine meeting/relationship