Vocab Topic - People and society

blame (v/n)

đổ lỗi
Eg. He blamed himself for the mistake.

sympathetic (adj)

cảm thông
Eg. She was sympathetic to his problems.

likeable (adj)

dễ mến
Eg. He is a very likeable person.

crowd (n)

đám đông
Eg. A crowd gathered outside.

bad-tempered (adj)

nóng tính
Eg. He is bad-tempered under stress.

ask after (v.phr)

hỏi thăm
Eg. She asked after your parents.

bring up (v.phr)

nuôi dưỡng; đề cập
Eg. He was brought up by his grandparents.

fall for (v.phr)

yêu; tin vào
Eg. She fell for his lies.

fall out (with) (v.phr)

cãi nhau, nghỉ chơi
Eg. They fell out over money.

get on (with) (v.phr)

hòa hợp
Eg. She gets on well with colleagues.

look down on (v.phr)

coi thường
Eg. Never look down on others.

look up to (v.phr)

kính trọng

make up (v.phr)

làm hòa
Eg. They made up after the argument.

pick on (v.phr)

bắt nạt
Eg. Older boys picked on him.

put down (v.phr)

chê bai; làm nhục
Eg. Don’t put people down.

take aback (v.phr)

surprise
Eg. I was taken aback by the news.

disguise (n/v)

cải trang; che giấu
Eg. He spoke in disguise.

approve of (v)

tán thành
Eg. I approve of your choice.

attack sb for sth (v)

chỉ trích
Eg. He was attacked for his views.

object to (v)

phản đối
Eg. They objected to the plan.

nerve (n)

dây thần kinh; sự can đảm
Eg. He finally had the nerve to speak in public.

nervous (adj)

lo lắng

nervousness (n)

sự lo lắng
Eg. His nervousness was obvious during the interview.