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in limbo

(idiom) in a situation where you do not know what will happen or when something will happen

feud (with/over)

(v/n) (to have) a argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger and sometimes violence

hitch

(n) a problem

transfixed

(adj) unable to move or stop looking at something because you are so interested, surprised, or frightened

transfix

(v) make ppl excited n interested

stifle

(v) to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air

workhorse

a person who does a lot of work, especially of a type that is necessary but not interesting

slave driver

a person who makes other people work very hard:

taskmaster

someone who gives others a lot of work to do and expects them to work hard:

gross income

the total amount of a person's or organization's income in a particular period before tax is paid on it:

expedite

(v) speed up

complication

(n) an extra medical problem that makes it more difficult to treat an existing illness

after-effect

an unpleasant effect that follows an event or accident, sometimes continuing for a long time or happening some time after it

disposition

the particular type of character that a person naturally has:

a natural tendency to do something, or to have or develop something:

(have/throw a) tantrum

(n) a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's

complexion

(n) the natural appearance of the skin on a person's face, especially its colour or quality

in a fix

in an awkward or difficult situation:

splash out (price) on sth

to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

fork out for sth

to pay for something, especially unwillingly

pay off

(v) when sth that u have done be successful

give place to sth

yo be replaced by sth

pile of rubble

đống vật liệu xây dựng vỡ vụn

go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patch

to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life

eminent

(adj) famous, respected, important

give something over to something/someone

to give another person the use of something, or the responsibility for something or someone:

get to the bottom of sth

to discover the truth about a situation

sprinter

(n) someone who runs short distances very fast, especially someone who competes in races such as the 100 metres:

trot (sth) out

to provide an excuse, idea, opinion, or fact, especially one that has been used often before or one that is silly:

whip (sth) up

to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something:

scrape through sth

to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty

shake sth off

get rid of illness

to beat an opponent, or to free yourself from someone or something that is limiting you:

be ahead of the curve

dẫn đầu xu thế

to be one of the first to change to a new idea or way of doing something that later becomes generally popular