19/9/2025

keep up appearance

giả vờ vui 

he is actually sad but he is just trying to keep up appearance

conquer one’s anxiety

vượt qua sự lo lắng

debunk

vạch trần
Every week some long-held medical theory is debunked.

pore over 

đọc cẩn thận 

under the leadership

dưới sự lãnh đạo của

track the fortune

kiểm soát tiến trình của cái gì

veracity

sự thật 

agglomeration

sự hợp nhất

the milk of human kindness

nhân phẩm tốt

under the counter

lậu
he bought that CD under the counter

on a shoestring

kinh phí thất
Harry potter is one of the most famous films of all time although it was made on a shoestring

towering

(công trình) cao hơn

usher in 

mở ra thời đại mới 

infallibly

luôn luôn (fall)
he is infallibly kind

unnervingly

thiếu tự tin
in a way that makes you feel less confident and slightly frightened:

The gunfire is unnervingly close at times.

He sees an actor who looks unnervingly like him.

betterment 

sự cải thiện (good) 
we need to adopt that strategy for a betterment 

disarm

lôi cuốn ai
his speaking style disarmed me

bare necessity

điều cơ bản

blow out 

thổi nến

a hot spot

vị trí nóng phải đưa ra quyết định khó

work miracles

hoạt động 1 cách ảo diệu

go according to plan 

diễn ra theo kế hoạch 

take it as read

chấp nhận cái gì

on suspicion of

nghi ngờ

be brought to one’s attention that 

tôi thấy rằng 

take the chance to do

nắm lấy cơ hội làm gì

put sb at ease

làm ai thoải mái
he put me at ease with his warm welcome

none of one’s concern 

không phải mối quan tâm của bạn 

much to one’s delight

ai đó rất vui
much to my delight,he is selected for CEO

get in 

trúng cử 
If Archer gets in as mayor, he’s likely to raise taxes.

lock up

giam giữ,bỏ tù

push around

thúc ép ai đó 
If you think you can push me around like that, you're mistaken.

talk down to 

nói chuyện toả vẻ xem thường 
I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.

chain up

xích lại

sew up

vá lại

tape up 

được dán kín 
He got hurt playing football and his arm was taped up.