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raise the stakes

to make a situation more urgent or more difficult to ignore

ex: Commercializing cultural heritage .... for local communities, balancing economic survival against the erosion of authenticity.

cordially

in a way that is friendly, but formal and polite

cordially invite

trân trọng kính mời

diligently

showing care and effort in your work or duties

nip down

to go somewhere quickly and for a short time

have a brainwave

to have a sudden clever idea

par for the course

what is normal or expected in any given circumstances

without a hitch

without a problem

pick up steam

to start working or producing at a faster rate or more effectively

ex: As the green movement ..., consumers are aggressively boycotting brands that engage in corporate greenwashing.

impenetrable

impossible to understand

fuddy-duddy

a person who has old-fashioned ideas and opinions

hocus-pocus

tricks or words used to deceive, or to hide the truth

ex: Many critics dismiss corporate carbon-offsetting schemes as environmental ... designed to mask pollutive practices.

nitty-gritty

the basic facts and important details of a situation

=> get down to the .....

hardwired

automatically thinking or behaving in a particular way

conspiratorially

in a way that shows that you and someone else share a secret (một cách âm mưu, bí mật)

overdraft

thấu chi

generative

able to produce or create something (có khả năng kiến tạo)

ex: A progressive curriculum should foster ... thinking, enabling students to synthesize novel solutions rather than regurgitate existing knowledge.

put sth to the test

to find out how good something is

demonize

to try to make someone or a group of people seem as if they are evil

out-of-school tutoring

= extra classes = instruction off-campus

conflict of interests

xung đột lợi ích

academic misconduct

violation of academic integrity standards (hành vi sai trái trong học thuật)